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despair

释义

despair

noun uncountable

UK /dɪˈspeə(r)/

1
the feeling that a situation is so bad that nothing you can do will change it
To my utter despair, the car would not start.
in despair:
In despair he phoned the embassy.
Synonyms and related words
Hopelessness
despair
gloom
a sinking feeling

despair

noun uncountable

US /dɪˈsper/

1
the feeling that a situation is so bad that nothing you can do will change it
To my utter despair, the car would not start.
in despair:
In despair he phoned the embassy.
Synonyms and related words
Hopelessness
despair
gloom
a sinking feeling

despair

verb intransitive

UK /dɪˈspeə(r)/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	despair
he/she/it	despairs
present participle	despairing
past tense	despaired
past participle	despaired

1
to feel that a situation is so bad that nothing you can do will change it
I despair when I think of spending the rest of my life here.
Mike despaired of ever seeing her again.
Synonyms and related words
To lose hope, or to give up hope
give up on
despair
darken

despair

verb intransitive

US /dɪˈsper/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	despair
he/she/it	despairs
present participle	despairing
past tense	despaired
past participle	despaired

1
to feel that a situation is so bad that nothing you can do will change it
I despair when I think of spending the rest of my life here.
Mike despaired of ever seeing her again.
Synonyms and related words
To lose hope, or to give up hope
give up on
despair
darken

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