一、基本释义
despair /dɪˈspeər/ 是一个名词和动词,表示“绝望;丧失希望”。
二、词性与用法
1. 作名词(不可数)
表示一种情绪状态:极度的失望或无助感。
- She cried in despair.
- He gave up the task in utter despair.
2. 作动词(不及物)
意为“对……感到绝望”或“放弃希望”,常与 of 连用。
- He despaired of ever finding a solution.
- They despaired of success after repeated failures.
三、常见搭配
a note of despair—— 绝望的语气sink into despair—— 陷入绝望in despair—— 绝望地despair of (doing) something—— 对(做)某事不抱希望
四、例句精选
- The refugees looked at the destroyed city with despair.
- After months of searching, she began to despair of finding her lost dog.
- Don’t despair! There’s still hope.
- His eyes filled with tears of despair.
五、近义词与反义词
近义词:hopelessness, desperation, misery
反义词:hope, optimism, confidence