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despair 音标拼音: [dɪsp'ɛr] n. U绝望
vi. 绝望,丧失信心 U绝望绝望,丧失信心 despair n 1: 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" [synonym: {despair}, {desperation}] 2: 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" [ant: {hope}] v 1: abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair-- help is on the way!" [ant: {hope}] 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] Despair \De*spair"\, v. t. 1. To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to despair. [Obs.] --Sir W. Williams. [1913 Webster] Despair \De*spair"\, n. [Cf. OF. despoir, fr. desperer.] 1. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency. [1913 Webster] We in dark dreams are tossing to and fro, Pine with regret, or sicken with despair. --Keble. [1913 Webster] Before he [Bunyan] was ten, his sports were interrupted by fits of remorse and despair. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is despaired of. "The mere despair of surgery he cures." --Shak. Syn: Desperation; despondency; hopelessness. [1913 Webster] 98 Moby Thesaurus words for "despair":
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