despair
US
UK despair n: (feeling: hopelessness)
SC 绝望 jué wàng
TC 絕望
TC 絕望
Tim felt despair when he lost his job.
提姆失业时感到绝望。
despair vi: (lose hope)
SC 绝望 jué wàng
TC 絕望
TC 絕望
SC 失去希望 jué wàng，shī qù xī wàng
When another bill arrived that she couldn't pay, Marie began to despair.
玛丽又收到了一份付不起的账单，她开始感到绝望了。
despair of [sb/sth] vi + prep: (lose hope in [sb], [sth])
SC 对...感到绝望
SC 对...不抱希望
Brian had dropped out of school and refused to get a job; his parents were starting to despair of him. Sometimes, when I read the papers, I despair of humanity.
布莱恩辍了学，拒绝参加工作；他父母开始对他感到绝望了。有时候读报纸上的新闻，让我对人性感到绝望。
despair of doing [sth] v expr: (lose hope of doing [sth])
SC 对...不抱希望
SC 对...感到绝望
I despair of ever making Julie see my point of view.
我对让朱莉理解我的看法不抱希望。
the despair of [sb] n: (person, thing: cause of despair)
SC 令...感到失望的人或事物
The rebellious girl was the despair of her teachers.
drive [sb] to despair v expr: (cause [sb] to feel hopeless)
SC 让...感到无助
SC 让...绝望
drive [sb] to despair v expr: informal (cause [sb] to feel exasperated)
SC 让...绝望
in despair adv: (from desperation)
SC 绝望地 jué wàng de
TC 絕望地
TC 絕望地
She cried in despair when she couldn't start her car this morning.
in despair adj: (without hope)
SC 绝望的 jué wàng de
TC 絕望的
TC 絕望的
His wife left him and now he sits at home every night in despair.
in the depths of despair adv: (feeling hopeless, desperate)
SC 在极度绝望之中