despaired

英 [dɪˈspeəd]

美 [dɪˈsperd]

v.  绝望; 失去希望; 丧失信心
despair的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 绝望
  Despairis 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
• VERB 感到绝望;失去希望
  If youdespair, 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。
• VERB 对…感到绝望;对…不抱希望
  If youdespair ofsomething, you feel that there is no hope that it will happen or improve. If youdespair ofsomeone, 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。

双语例句

• Mike despaired of ever seeing her again.
  迈克对再次见到她已不抱任何希望。
• The reporter could not affirm it, but he and his companions almost despaired of the result.
  通讯记者不敢断定，可是他和他的伙伴们几乎已经绝望了。
• 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。
• The wind, please carries off me! Leads me to not to have the hunger, has not despaired with the sad place.
  风啊，请将我带走吧！将我带到一个没有饥饿，没有绝望和忧伤的地方。
• The doctor despaired of saving the patient's life.
  医生对抢救病人已失去信心。
• She has despaired deeply.
  她已深为绝望。
• Finally, he has despaired, time and time againdisappointedly enable him also not to have the courage to attemptagain again, he was tired.
  最后，他绝望了，一次又一次的失望使他再也没有勇气再去尝试，他累了。
• They have despaired of arriving on time.
  他们已经丧失了按时到达的信心。
• I have suffered and despaired and know death and I am glad that I am in this great world.
  我曾受苦难，曾沮丧绝望，曾尝到死亡的滋味，因此我为活在这伟大的尘世而高兴。
• Most scientists despaired of ever knowing the physical nature of the stars.
  大多数科学对了解恒星的物理性质失去了信心。