despairing

美 [dɪˈsperɪŋ]英 [dɪˈspeərɪŋ]
  • adj.感到绝望的;没有希望的;表示绝望的
  • v.绝望;丧失信心;失去希望
  • despair的现在分词

派生词: despairingly adv.

despairingdespairing

adj.

表示绝望的;感到绝望的;没有希望的
showing or feeling the loss of all hope

a despairing cry/look/sigh

绝望的呼声 / 神情 / 叹息

With every day that passed he became ever more despairing.

随着日子一天天过去,他越来越绝望。

despairing

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 绝望
    Despair is the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.

    I looked at my wife in despair...

    我绝望地看着妻子。

  • 2
    VERB 感到绝望;失去希望
    If you despair, you feel that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.

    '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。

  • 3
    VERB 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.

    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。

adj

1
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
a despairing view of the world situation
the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
a desperate cry for help
helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
her desperate screams
Synonym: desperate

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  1. This is my shortcoming : Where I ought to have a lively intellectual curiosity about food preparation , I generally have a despairing blank .

    这是我的缺点:我本该对烹制食物产生强烈的求知欲,但通常我只感到绝望的木然。

  2. Social conservatives , despairing that government programmes can reduce teen pregnancy or school dropout rates , throw up their hands and blame the culture of the inner city .

    对政府项目能够降低青少年怀孕率或辍学率感到绝望的社会保守派人士,放弃了努力,转而指责内城区的文化。

  3. With every day that passed he became ever more despairing .

    随着日子一天天过去,他越来越绝望。

  4. Don 't despair ! We 'll think of a way out of this .

    别灰心!我们会找到出路的。

  5. One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair .

    一句严厉的话就会使她陷入极度的绝望之中。

  6. The book describes a spiritual journey from despair to happiness .

    这本书描述了从绝望到高兴的心理变化过程。

  7. I despair of him ; he can 't keep a job for more than six months .

    我对他都绝望了,他做任何工作都超不过半年。

  8. She finished what she had to say with a gesture of despair .

    她用绝望的姿势结束了她不得不讲的话。

  9. Eventually , driven to despair , he threw himself under a train .

    他被逼得走投无路,最后卧轨自杀。

  10. Those kids are driving me to despair .

    那些孩子让我都快绝望了。

  11. A deep sense of despair overwhelmed him .

    深深的绝望使他痛苦不堪。

  12. My handwriting was the despair of my teachers .

    我的字写得很差,使老师们感到十分失望。

  13. He gave up the struggle in despair .

    他绝望地放弃了斗争。

  14. She felt she had run the gamut of human emotions from joy to despair .

    她感到自己尝遍了从喜到悲的人类的一切情感。

  15. Her mood alternated between happiness and despair .

    她一会儿高兴一会儿绝望。

  16. Despair choked her words .

    她绝望得说不出话来。

  17. She uttered a cry of despair .

    她发出了绝望的叫声。

  18. Don 't let yourself despair ; this will only make matters worse

    不要想不开,这样只能使情况变得更糟。

  19. The night before the test I was overcome by fear and despair

    考试前的晚上,恐惧和绝望让我内心无比惊慌。

  20. 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。

  21. I would overcome any weakness , any despair , any fear .

    我要克服所有的软弱、绝望和恐惧。

  22. As his energy drained away , his despair and worry grew

    当他的精力耗尽时,他的绝望和担心也增加了。

  23. People are rejecting this constant diet of despair .

    人们开始拒绝这种没完没了的绝望情绪。

  24. Hard luck , chaps , but don 't despair too much .

    真不走运,伙计们,不过别太灰心。

  25. The first round of multilateral trade talks has lurched between hope and despair .

    首轮多边贸易谈判在希望与绝望间来回摇摆。

  26. Their work is a despairing metaphor for a society in its death throes

    他们的作品是对一个正在作垂死挣扎的社会的绝望隐喻。

  27. ' 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。

  28. Ellen felt both despair and anger at her mother .

    埃伦对她的母亲感到既绝望又生气。

  29. He looked at the telephone , fighting down first the despair and then the anger .

    他看着电话,把绝望和愤怒一一压下。

  30. I looked at my wife in despair

    我绝望地看着妻子。