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despair n.绝望,失望,令人失望的人(事物) vi.绝望 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." ★★☆☆☆ 2004.3

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[dis'peə(r)] Despair is the feeling of not having any hope left. If you just found out that you're having a test in math and you hadn't studied at all, you might feel despair, or despair of any hope that you can pass it. Consumers say they’re not in despair because, despite the dreadful headlines, their own fortunes still feel pretty good. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]绝望 Despair is the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.   [also N in pl]I looked at my wife in despair...我绝望地看着妻子。...feelings of despair or inadequacy.绝望或无能的感觉2[VERB 动词]感到绝望；失去希望 If you despair, you feel that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.   [V]  [V at n]'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。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。3[VERB 动词]对…感到绝望；对…不抱希望 If you despair of something, you feel that there is no hope that it will happen or improve. If you despair of someone, you feel that there is no hope that they will improve.   [V of -ing/n]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。...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。

英语单词	despair
英美音标	[dis'peə(r)]
中文释义	n.绝望,失望,令人失望的人(事物) vi.绝望
vocab简明	Despair is the feeling of not having any hope left. If you just found out that you're having a test in math and you hadn't studied at all, you might feel despair, or despair of any hope that you can pass it.
vocab扩展	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."
真题原句	Consumers say they’re not in despair because, despite the dreadful headlines, their own fortunes still feel pretty good.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]绝望 Despair is the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve. [also N in pl] I looked at my wife in despair... 我绝望地看着妻子。 ...feelings of despair or inadequacy. 绝望或无能的感觉 2 [VERB 动词]感到绝望；失去希望 If you despair, you feel that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve. [V] [V at n] '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。 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。 3 [VERB 动词]对…感到绝望；对…不抱希望 If you despair of something, you feel that there is no hope that it will happen or improve. If you despair of someone, you feel that there is no hope that they will improve. [V of -ing/n] 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。 ...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 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。
来源	2004.3

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