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despairing 音标拼音: [dɪsp'ɛrɪŋ] a. 绝望的 绝望的 despairing adj 1: arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; " a despairing view of the world situation"; " the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; " a desperate cry for help"; " helpless and desperate-- as if at the end of his tether"; " her desperate screams" [ synonym: { despairing}, { desperate}] Despairing \ De* spair" ing\, a. Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless. -- { De* spair" ing* ly}, adv. -- { De* spair" ing* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster]
Despair \ De* spair"\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Despaired}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Despairing}.] [ OE. despeiren, dispeiren, OF. desperer, fr. L. desperare; de- sperare to hope; akin to spes hope, and perh. to spatium space, E. space, speed; cf. OF. espeir hope, F. espoir. Cf. { Prosper}, { Desperate}.] To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of. [ 1913 Webster] We despaired even of life. -- 2 Cor. i. 8. [ 1913 Webster] Never despair of God' s blessings here. -- Wake. Syn: See { Despond}. [ 1913 Webster]
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