frustration

/frʌˈstreɪʃn/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

挫败；失望；沮丧；懊恼；令人懊恼的事物；挫折

释义与例句

n. 挫败；失望；沮丧；懊恼
the feeling of being upset or annoyed, especially because you cannot do what you want
  1. He clenched his fists in frustration when he failed the test.
    考试不及格时，他沮丧地握紧了拳头。
  2. There is growing frustration among the workers about low pay.
    工人们对低工资的不满情绪日益增长。
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  1. Tears of frustration rolled down her cheeks.
    沮丧的泪水顺着她的脸颊流下。
n. 令人懊恼的事物；挫折
something that causes you to feel upset or annoyed
  1. Traffic jams are one of the frustrations of city life.
    交通堵塞是城市生活中令人懊恼的事情之一。
  2. The project had many delays and frustrations.
    这个项目遇到了许多延误和挫折。
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  1. One of the greatest frustrations for teachers is lack of support.
    对教师来说最大的挫折之一是缺乏支持。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 frustration 是 frustrate 的名词形式，表示“挫败、沮丧”。in frustration（沮丧地），a source of frustration（令人沮丧的根源）是常见搭配。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • frustrate 使沮丧；使受挫
    frustration 的动词形式。
  • frustrated 沮丧的；受挫的
    frustrate 的形容词形式，修饰人。
  • frustrating 令人沮丧的
    frustrate 的形容词形式，修饰事物。
同义词
  • disappointment 失望；沮丧
    frustration 强调因受阻、无法达成目标而产生的懊恼；disappointment 强调因期望落空而感到的失望。
    To her disappointment, the concert was cancelled. 令她失望的是，音乐会被取消了。
反义词
  • satisfaction 满意；满足
    frustration 是“沮丧、受挫”；satisfaction 是“满意、满足”，二者相对。
    He felt great satisfaction after finishing the project. 完成项目后，他感到非常满足。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • frustration vs. depression frustration 是一时的挫败沮丧，depression 是抑郁症或长期低落
    frustration 多指因挫折产生的暂时沮丧情绪；depression 指较严重、持续的抑郁状态或抑郁症。
    After losing his job, he fell into a deep depression. 失业后，他陷入了深深的抑郁。
常见搭配
  • in frustration 沮丧地；懊恼地
    He threw the book down in frustration. 他沮丧地把书扔在地上。
  • feel frustration 感到沮丧
    Many students feel frustration when they cannot understand the lesson. 许多学生在听不懂课时会感到沮丧。
  • a source of frustration 令人沮丧的根源
    The slow Internet speed is a constant source of frustration. 网速慢一直是令人恼火的根源。