| 釋義 |
despair1 /di'spea(r); di'sper/ n [U] 1 the state of having lost, all hope: 一切希望斷絕的情況; 絕望： Your stupidity will drive me to ~. 你的愚笨將會使我絕望。 He gave up the attempt in ~. 絕華乏余, 他放棄嘗試。 He was filled with ~ when he read the examination questions. 他一看到考試題日，就感到絕望了。 The refugee's ~ of ever seeing his family again filled us with pity. 那難尺對于再也見不到他的家人所抱的絕望心情，令我們感到憐憫。 2 be th ~ of, be sb or sth that causes loss of hope to: 成為令人絕望的人或事物： This boy is the ~ of all his teachers. They no longer hope to teach him anything. 這孩子使他所有的老師都崗他感到絕望。 He is the ~ of all other pianists, plays so well that they cannot hope to rival him. 而使所有其他的鋼琴家感到絕望(因其演奏技巧使他們望塵莫及)。 |