despair
despair — 名詞
1. The strong feeling that a situation will never improve and that all efforts to c
絕望
完全失去希望的痛苦感受
The strong feeling that a situation will never improve and that all efforts to change it are useless — as when someone you love has a dangerous illness and the doctors say they cannot help.
When the doctors told Asher the treatment had not worked, he was filled with despair.
當醫生告訴 Asher 治療無效時，他心中充滿了絕望。
collocation: filled with despair
Deep despair settled over the village when the drought destroyed the crops.
乾旱摧毀了農作物後，深深的絕望籠罩了整個村莊。
collocation: deep despair
Minh let out a cry of despair when she saw her broken computer.
Minh 看到她那台摔壞的電腦時，發出了一聲絕望的呼喊。
Many young people feel despair when they cannot find a job after graduation.
許多畢業後找不到工作的年輕人感到絕望。
It was a moment of pure despair as the bus pulled away without the children.
當巴士在沒有接走孩子們的情況下駛離時，那真是一個純粹絕望的時刻。
- hopelessness
the same core feeling, but less intense and more cognitive than emotional
- despondency
a formal term for low spirits and loss of confidence; less severe than despair and more temporary
- misery
emphasises physical or emotional suffering rather than the absence of hope
- gloom
the mildest of the group, often used to describe a sad atmosphere rather than a person's deep feeling
- hope
the belief that things can improve
文法句型
in despair
despair of something
cry/shout/sigh of despair
drive someone to despair
常見錯誤
2. A person or thing that causes so much difficulty or worry that others feel hopel
絕望之源
讓人感到束手無策的人或事物
A person or thing that causes so much difficulty or worry that others feel hopeless or unable to cope.
That maths exam is the despair of every student in the class.
那場數學考試是全班每個學生的絕望之源。
pattern: the despair of [group]
Sayaka's younger brother is the despair of his teachers with his constant talking.
Sayaka 的弟弟因為上課老是講話，成了老師們的絕望之源。
pattern: the despair of [person]
The old printing machine was the despair of everyone in the office.
那台老舊的印刷機是辦公室裡每個人的絕望之源。
Invasive weeds in the garden are the despair of many amateur gardeners.
花園裡的入侵性雜草是許多園藝愛好者的絕望之源。
文法句型
the despair of [somebody/something]
用法筆記
Frequently used in the fixed pattern 'the despair of [person/group]' to describe someone or something that causes hopelessness in the people mentioned.
常見錯誤
despair — 動詞
1. To feel that a situation has no chance of getting better and to stop believing t
不抱希望
對某事不再抱任何希望
To feel that a situation has no chance of getting better and to stop believing that anything you do will help.
Samir despaired of ever passing the driving test after failing five times.
Samir 考了五次都沒通過駕照考試，對自己能否通過已不抱希望。
pattern: despair of + gerund
Local people despaired when the government closed the only hospital in the area.
當政府關閉了當地唯一的醫院時，居民們感到絕望。
Femi despaired at the amount of plastic waste that ends up in the ocean.
Femi 對最終流入海洋的大量塑膠垃圾感到絕望。
Rescue workers began to despair of finding any survivors in the ruined building.
搜救人員開始對在這棟倒塌的建築中找到生還者不抱希望。
- hope
to expect that something good will happen
文法句型
despair at [something]
despair of [something/doing something]
用法筆記
The verb is always used with a preposition ('of' or 'at') and never takes a direct object. 'Despair of' is commonly followed by a gerund (-ing form) to express hopelessness about a possible outcome.