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

• 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。
• Nearly half worried about the monotony of their work and despaired of their career prospects.
  近一半人厌烦工作的千篇一律，对自己的职业前景感到失望。
• As he grew up, he thought that he was outside the pale of society, and he despaired of ever re-entering it.
  他成长以后，认为自己是社会以外的人，永远没有进入社会的希望。
• They have despaired of arriving on time.
  他们已经丧失了按时到达的信心。
• Mike despaired of ever seeing her again.
  迈克对再次见到她已不抱任何希望。
• The sailors in the lifeboat despaired of reaching the shore safely.
  救生艇上的水手们对平安到达岸边绝望了。
• Consulting one professional after another, his mother despaired that nothing seemed to help.
  经过一次又一次专业的谘询，他的母亲感到绝望，似乎没有什麽能帮上忙。
• She has despaired deeply.
  她已深为绝望。
• Occasionally over the years, when I have despaired of looking as slender as I would like, I have consulted a nutritionist.
  这些年来，当我对自己能变得像希望的那么苗条感到绝望时，我有时会咨询营养师。
• 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。