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
despairs — plural of despair
完全失去希望的状态;一切皆糟且不会好转的感觉;失望
a state or feeling of having no hope at all
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。
用法提示:名词作宾语,表示一种无望的状态。
The villagers looked on in despair as the floodwaters rose.
村民们绝望地看着洪水上涨。
用法提示:名词与介词短语搭配,描述伴随的情感状态。
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。
用法提示:名词作主语,强调程度。
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。
与 despair 最接近,可互换,但语气稍弱。
强调因绝望而采取的急切行动,不同于纯粹的绝望情绪。
更偏情绪低落,语气较轻,常用于文学或正式语境。
程度较弱,可指天气或心情,非完全绝望。
程度最轻,指因受挫而失去信心,并非完全绝望。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was in desperate after the loss.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子She had a despair about her future.
正确表达She had despair about her future.
Despair通常为不可数名词,不能加不定冠词'a'。
与'绝望'相反,指对未来有积极期待的状态
指看待事物积极的一面,与绝望的消极态度相对
对自己或未来有把握,与失去信心的绝望相对
快乐的情绪,与绝望的悲伤相对
给予他人希望和勇气,与令人沮丧的绝望相反
desperation强调因绝望而采取的急切行动或孤注一掷的心态,而despair仅指绝望的情感状态本身。
hopelessness侧重于客观情况毫无希望,语气更冷静;despair是主观强烈情感,感到一切都不会好转。
disappointment是期望落空后的失望,仍存希望;despair是完全失去希望,情感程度更重。
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。
de- (down, away) + spair (hope)
de- (down, away) + sper (hope) + -ate (adjective suffix)
pro- (forward) + sper (hope)
强烈的悲伤常伴随绝望。
危机可能引发绝望感。
抑郁状态常包含绝望情绪。
悲剧事件容易导致绝望。
黑暗常作为绝望的比喻。
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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