Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3925
frustration
挫折；沮丧；气馁
the feeling you have when you are prevented from achieving what you want
- 1.
The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
因受阻或无法实现某事而产生的恼怒感。
- 2.
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
因目标受阻而产生的挫败感
- 3.
The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
挫败的行为,或受挫的状态或实例。
- 4.
an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
阻碍他人计划或努力的行为
- 5.
A thing that frustrates.
令人沮丧的事物。
- 6.
a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized
因被阻碍或批评而产生的恼怒感
- 7.
Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.
不针对任何特定事物或人的愤怒。
因受阻或无法实现某事而产生的恼怒感。；因目标受阻而产生的挫败感；挫败的行为,或受挫的状态或实例。；阻碍他人计划或努力的行为；令人沮丧的事物。
In use
She felt deep frustration when the train left just before she reached the platform.
After months of failed attempts, he finally admitted his frustration to his teacher.
These small daily frustrations can build up and affect your mood.
her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration
frustration with/at sth
She expressed her frustration with the slow progress.
她表达了对进展缓慢的挫折感。
frustration over sth
There is growing frustration over the lack of communication.
对缺乏沟通的挫折感日益增长。
Connections
Collocations
- feel frustration
- 感到挫折
- Many students feel frustration when they cannot solve a difficult problem.许多学生在无法解决难题时感到挫折。
- express frustration
- 表达不满
- He expressed his frustration about the delays in a calm voice.他用平静的声音表达了对延误的不满。
- cause frustration
- 引起挫败
- The constant changes in the schedule caused frustration among the staff.日程的频繁变更引起了员工的不满。
- frustration with
- 对……感到挫败
- Her frustration with the slow progress was evident.她对缓慢进展的挫败感显而易见。
- vent frustration
- 发泄挫败感
- He vented his frustration by going for a long run.他通过长跑来发泄挫败感。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
frustration≈弗拉斯特雷深，雷电深击，挫折顿生。
Context & Register
中性，适用于日常对话和一般书面语
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -tion like 'station', 'nation', 'action', and 'question' share the same suffix but have different stress placement or vowel sounds. 'Creation' is a perfect rhyme with 'frustration' as both stress the /eɪʃən/ ending.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.