| 单词 | despair |
| 释义 | despair (once / 117 pages) nv Despair is the feeling of not having any hope left. If you completely forgot to study for your final exam in math, you might feel despair when your teacher passes out the test. Despair can also refer to someone or something that causes you to worry or be sad. Unfortunately, some children are the despair of their parents. The verb despair means to lose hope. Despair is from Latin desperare "to be without hope," from the prefix de- "without" plus sperare "to hope," from spes "hope." WORD FAMILYdespair: despaired, despairing, despairs+/despairing: despairingly USAGE EXAMPLESI scrolled back through the last 12 months of columns, as journalists do this time of year, and thought I’d found mostly reasons for despair. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The election of Mr. Trump left climate activists and environmental groups in despair. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) If an hour or more of intense exercise seems daunting — and it does to me — don’t despair. New York Times(Jun 15, 2016) 1n a state in which all hope is lost or absent in the depths of despair they were rescued from despair at the last minute Syn|Hyper desperation condition, status a state at a particular time 2n the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well they moaned in despair and dismay one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair Ant|Hypo|Hyper hope the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled hopelessness the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success resignation, surrenderacceptance of despair discouragement, disheartenment, dismaythe feeling of despair in the face of obstacles pessimismthe feeling that things will turn out badly defeatismacceptance of the inevitability of defeat intimidationthe feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc. cynicisma cynical feeling of distrust feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states 3v abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart Don't despair--help is on the way! Ant|Hypo hope be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes despond lose confidence or hope; become dejected |
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