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in despair
表示处于绝望状态，常用作状语。
She looked at the ruined painting in despair.
她绝望地看着被毁的画作。
绝望
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绝望
a state or feeling of having no hope at all
She looked at the ruined painting in despair.
她绝望地看着被毁的画作。
完全失去希望的状态
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
一切皆糟且不会好转的感觉
the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
After failing the exam for the third time, she fell into deep despair.
第三次考试失败后，她陷入了深深的绝望。
The villagers looked on in despair as the floodwaters rose.
村民们绝望地看着洪水上涨。
His despair was so great that he could barely speak.
他的绝望如此之深，以至于几乎说不出话来。
表示处于绝望状态，常用作状语。
She looked at the ruined painting in despair.
她绝望地看着被毁的画作。
后接导致绝望的原因。
His despair at losing the game was evident.
他对输掉比赛的绝望显而易见。
表示某事物导致某人绝望。
The constant noise drove the residents to despair.
持续的噪音使居民陷入绝望。
Not this
He was in desperate after the loss.
Use this
He was in despair after the loss.
将形容词'desperate'误用作名词，应使用名词'despair'表达绝望状态。
Not this
She had a despair about her future.
Use this
She had despair about her future.
Despair通常为不可数名词，不能加不定冠词'a'。
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处于绝望中
He cried in despair.
他绝望地哭泣。
深深的绝望
She fell into deep despair after the accident.
事故后她陷入了深深的绝望。
彻底的绝望
The news drove him to utter despair.
这个消息使他陷入彻底的绝望。
绝望感
A sense of despair hung over the town.
小镇笼罩着一种绝望感。
对…的绝望
There was widespread despair over the government's failure.
对政府的失败普遍感到绝望。
绝望的感觉
She couldn't shake the feeling of despair.
她无法摆脱绝望的感觉。
绝望地
She cried in despair when she heard the news.
听到这个消息时，她绝望地哭了起来。
对……绝望
He despaired of ever finding a solution.
他对找到解决办法不抱任何希望。
出于绝望
Out of despair, they decided to sell their house.
出于绝望，他们决定卖掉房子。
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despair 中的 'pair' 联想到 '一对'，失去一对（de-）让人绝望。
通常用于表达彻底失去希望的强烈情感，在文学作品、口语及新闻报道中均较为常见，属于中性偏正式的词汇。
不可数名词，常与介词in连用表示状态
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