despair
/dɪˈspeə/
n. / v.
一句话记住
绝望；绝望；失去希望
释义与例句
n.
绝望
the feeling that there is no hope and that nothing can improve a bad situation
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She cried out in despair when the final door was locked.
最后一扇门也锁上时，她绝望地喊了起来。
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The letter brought him comfort at a time of deep despair.
在他极度绝望的时候，这封信给了他安慰。
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To the despair of local residents, the bus service was withdrawn.
令当地居民绝望的是，公交服务被取消了。
v.
绝望；失去希望
to feel that there is no hope that a situation will improve
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Do not despair; several treatment options remain.
不要绝望，仍有几种治疗方案可供选择。
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They began to despair of ever finding a solution.
他们开始对找到解决办法不抱希望了。
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Even her closest friends despaired of changing his mind.
连她最亲近的朋友们也对改变他的想法失去了希望。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
despair 作动词表示“对……失去希望”用 despair of；作名词常用 in despair 或 drive sb to despair。
词族与关联词
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
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desperate 绝望的；不顾一切的desperate 可指因绝望而不顾一切，也可指非常需要某物，如 desperate for help。
反义词
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hope 希望despair 指完全看不到好转可能的绝望状态；hope 指相信好事可能发生，可用于 give/lose hope，表达“给予／失去希望”。The early results gave patients new hope. 早期结果给患者带来了新的希望。
常见搭配
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in despair 绝望地；处于绝望中He shook his head in despair at the final score. 他看着最终比分，绝望地摇了摇头。
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despair of 对……失去希望After months of searching, they despaired of finding survivors. 搜寻数月后，他们对找到幸存者失去了希望。
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drive somebody to despair 使某人陷入绝望The endless delays drove even patient customers to despair. 无休止的延误让再有耐心的顾客也感到绝望。