de·spond·ent
adjective/dɪˈspɒndənt/
/dɪˈspɑːndənt/
- sad, without much hope
苦恼的；沮丧的；泄气的；失望的 - There are times when it is hard not to feel despondent.
有时很难不感到沮丧。 - despondent about/over something She was becoming increasingly despondent about the way things were going.
她对事情的发展越来越失望。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2- He is increasingly despondent over losing his family.
他因失去家人而变得越来越消沉。 - His work was rejected again and again, and he grew more and more despondent.
他的作品一次又一次被退回，他越来越泄气了。 - Patients often feel despondent.
病人经常会感到沮丧。 - She was feeling utterly despondent.
她感到心灰意冷。 - It was a pretty despondent group that sat around the fire at the end of the day.
一天结束时，一群人非常沮丧地围坐在火堆旁。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- about
- over
- There are times when it is hard not to feel despondent.