despair

noun

1. 绝望
   the feeling of having lost all hope
   1. She uttered a cry of despair.
      她发出了绝望的叫声。
   2. A deep sense of despair overwhelmed him.
      深深的绝望使他痛苦不堪。
   3. He gave up the struggle in despair .
      他绝望地放弃了斗争。
   4. One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair .
      一句严厉的话就会使她陷入极度的绝望之中。
   5. Eventually, driven to despair , he threw himself under a train.
      他被逼得走投无路，最后卧轨自杀。

verb

1. 绝望；失去希望；丧失信心
   to stop having any hope that a situation will change or improve
   1. Don't despair! We'll think of a way out of this.
      别灰心！我们会找到出路的。
   2. They'd almost despaired of ever having children.
      他们对生孩子几乎不抱任何希望了。
   3. I despair of him; he can't keep a job for more than six months.
      我对他都绝望了，他做任何工作都超不过半年。

1. N-UNCOUNT 绝望
   Despair is the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.
   1. I looked at my wife in despair...
      我绝望地看着妻子。
   2. ...feelings of despair or inadequacy.
      绝望或无能的感觉
2. VERB 感到绝望;失去希望
   If you despair, you feel that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.
   1. 'Oh, I despair sometimes,' he says in mock sorrow...
      “啊，我有时会感到绝望，”他假装悲伤地说。
   2. He does despair at much of the press criticism.
      面对媒体的诸多批评他的确感到绝望。
3. VERB 对…感到绝望;对…不抱希望
   If you despair of something, you feel that there is no hope that it will happen or improve. If you despair of someone, you feel that there is no hope that they will improve.
   1. He wished to earn a living through writing but despaired of doing so.
      他想通过写作来谋生，不过他对此不抱希望。
   2. ...efforts to find homes for people despairing of ever having a roof over their heads...
      为那些对有瓦遮头不再抱有任何希望的人们找到住处的努力
   3. There are signs that many voters have already despaired of politicians.
      有迹象表明许多选民对政客已经不抱希望。

1. Ellen felt both despair and anger at her mother.
   埃伦对她的母亲感到既绝望又生气。
2. I would overcome any weakness, any despair, any fear.
   我要克服所有的软弱、绝望和恐惧。
3. I was in the depths of despair when the baby was sick.
   孩子生病时我陷入了绝望的深渊之中。
4. I looked at my wife in despair
   我绝望地看着妻子。
5. 'Oh, I despair sometimes,' he says in mock sorrow
   “啊，我有时会感到绝望，”他假装悲伤地说。
6. He does despair at much of the press criticism.
   面对媒体的诸多批评他的确感到绝望。
7. He wished to earn a living through writing but despaired of doing so.
   他想通过写作来谋生，不过他对此不抱希望。
8. There are signs that many voters have already despaired of politicians.
   有迹象表明许多选民对政客已经不抱希望。
9. People are rejecting this constant diet of despair.
   人们开始拒绝这种没完没了的绝望情绪。
10. As his energy drained away, his despair and worry grew
    当他的精力耗尽时，他的绝望和担心也增加了。
11. He looked at the telephone, fighting down first the despair and then the anger.
    他看着电话，把绝望和愤怒一一压下。
12. If you couldn't attend either of the concerts and are currently gnashing your teeth at having missed out, don't despair
    如果这两场音乐会你都未能参加并且正在为错失机会而懊恼的话，别灰心。
13. She threw up her hands in despair
    她绝望地举起双手表示放弃。
14. Hard luck, chaps, but don't despair too much.
    真不走运，伙计们，不过别太灰心。
15. The first round of multilateral trade talks has lurched between hope and despair.
    首轮多边贸易谈判在希望与绝望间来回摇摆。
16. Don't let yourself despair; this will only make matters worse
    不要想不开，这样只能使情况变得更糟。
17. As time went on, his ambition to be part of the US Supreme Court faded in a miasma of alcohol and despair.
    随着时间的推移，他跻身美国最高法院的雄心壮志在弥漫着酒精和绝望气息的乌烟瘴气中消失殆尽。
18. I tried to drag myself out of the morass of despair.
    我试图从绝望的困境中走出来。
19. The night before the test I was overcome by fear and despair
    考试前的晚上，恐惧和绝望让我内心无比惊慌。
20. They frequently plumb the depths of loneliness, humiliation and despair
    他们常常陷入孤独、屈辱和绝望的深渊。
21. He was prey to a growing despair
    他被与日俱增的绝望折磨着。
22. Alex was almost speechless with rage and despair.
    亚历克斯又生气又绝望，几乎说不出话来。
23. The overpowering despair that he'd fought so hard to keep at bay washed through the boy.
    一直极力压制的绝望情绪终于将男孩击垮了。
24. Here and there, husbands sit in wordless despair.
    丈夫们各处坐着，默默无言，绝望至极。
25. She longed to be alone that she might give full vent to her sorrow and despair.
    她渴望独处，以便充分发泄悲痛和失望的心情。
26. He was in the depth of despair.
    他处于绝望的深渊。
27. He gave up the attempt in despair.
    他在绝望中放弃了这种尝试。
28. She uttered a cry of despair.
    她发出了绝望的叫声。
29. He was in utter despair.
    他完全绝望了。
30. The failure drove him into despair.
    这次失败使他绝望了。

  despair dejection desperation【导航词义：绝望】

  despair n. 绝望，无望

〔辨析〕指完全失去希望和信心的感觉。

  dejection n. 沮丧，灰心

〔辨析〕指灰心失望、沮丧气馁的心理状态。

  desperation n. 绝望，拼命

〔辨析〕指丧失一切希望、走投无路的状态。

n.

be the despair of sb

• 令某人担心（或绝望）
  to make sb worried or unhappy, because they cannot help
  1. My handwriting was the despair of my teachers.
     我的字写得很差，使老师们感到十分失望。

a counsel of despair

• 知难而退的建议
  advice not to try to do sth because it is too difficult

noun

1. the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
   1. they moaned in despair and dismay
   2. one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair

2. a state in which all hope is lost or absent
   1. in the depths of despair
   2. they were rescued from despair at the last minute
   3. courage born of desperation

   Synonym:    desperation

verb

1. abandon hope
   1. Don't despair--help is on the way!