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

• I have despaired, I thought that I can understand finally initially there insisted on the friend who leaves the evil spirit beastly world, perhaps their innermost feelings same struggle with me.
  我绝望了，我想我终于能够理解当初那里执意离开魔兽世界的朋友，他们的内心也许跟我一样的挣扎吧。
• They have despaired of arriving on time.
  他们已经丧失了按时到达的信心。
• 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。
• 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。
• The doctor knew that the wounded soldier's life was despaired of.
  医生知道那伤兵的生命已经无望。
• 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。
• He despaired of his future.
  他对他的将来不抱希望。
• 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。
• 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 despaired of her son's safety.
  她为儿子的安全而着急。