despair

despair /dis'peə/
  • danh từ
    • sự thất vọng; nỗi thất vọng, nỗi tuyệt vọng
      • to be in despair: tuyệt vọng
      • to drive someone to fall into despair: làm ai thất vọng
  • nội động từ
    • hết hy vọng, thất vọng, tuyệt vọng
      • to despair of somemthing: hết hy vọng vào việc
      • his life is despaired of: (bệnh tình) anh ấy thật hết hy vọng cứu chữa

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despair

Từ điển Collocation

despair noun

ADJ. black, bleak, deep | complete, total, utter

VERB + DESPAIR feel | drive sb to The novel tells the story of a teenager driven to despair by the hypocrisy of the adult world.

PREP. in ~ Robert shook his head in despair. | of ~ She let out a cry of despair. | with ~ He cried out with despair. | ~ at I felt despair at being deceived.

PHRASES the depths of despair When he became ill he sank to the depths of despair. | in a moment of despair, a feeling/sense of despair I was overcome with a feeling of utter despair.


Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; desperation

    they were rescued from despair at the last minute

  • the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

    v.

  • abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

    Don't despair--help is on the way!


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

despairs|despaired|despairing
syn.: give up desire hope