despair

柯林斯词典

1. N-UNCOUNT Despair is the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve. 絕望
I looked at my wife in despair. 我絕望地看著妻子。
2. V-I If you despair, you feel that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve. 絕望
"Oh, I despair sometimes," he says in mock sorrow. “哦，我有時會絕望。”他假裝悲傷地說。
3. V-I 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. 對…絕望
He wished to earn a living through writing but despaired of doing so. 他原想通過寫作謀生，但卻對此絕望了。

A feeling of despair descended on us as we realized that we were completely lost .
He was plunged into despair when his wife left him.
In despair, the theatre director searched everywhere for a new lead actor .
Over a bottle of wine , we shared our despair over the state of our marriages .
He sank into deep despair when he lost his job .