Despair

[dɪ'speə] or [dɪ'spɛr]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; 'they moaned in despair and dismay'; 'one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair'.

(noun.) a state in which all hope is lost or absent; 'in the depths of despair'; 'they were rescued from despair at the last minute'; 'courage born of desperation'.

(verb.) abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; 'Don't despair--help is on the way!'.

整理:特蕾西--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. i.) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of.

(v. t.) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.

(v. t.) To cause to despair.

(n.) Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.

(n.) That which is despaired of.

整理:奥蒂斯

同義詞及近義詞：

n. Desperation, loss of hope, complete or utter hopelessness.

v. n. Despond, lose all hope, give up all expectation, be without any hope.

布里茨校對

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Despond, faint

ANT:Hope, trust, confide, rely, presume, rally

SYN:Hopelessness, despondency, desperation

ANT:Hopefulness, elation, anticipation, hilarity, confidence, sanguineness,expectation

乔安妮手打

解釋/意思:

v.i. to be without hope: to despond.—n. want of hope: utter hopelessness: that which causes despair.—adj. Despair′ful (Spens.).—p.adj. Despair′ing apt to despair: full of despair.—adv. Despair′ingly.

錄入:玛莎