释义 |
despairingde‧spair‧ing /dɪˈspeərɪŋ $ -ˈsper-/ adjective - We are disappointed with the rate of progress, but we are not despairing.
- At the door he turned and gave me a last despairing look and I saw him no more.
- Her mouth opened and after a few moments a strange ululation sounded, a despairing cry, a death cry.
- None was more despairing than Otto, for if the pope died Otto's position would be immediately weakened.
- Once she glanced at her watch and, with a despairing sigh, realised it wasn't even midnight yet.
- One is no longer the hopeful or the despairing guest: one is host in the house of oneself.
- The despairing, faithless, gaping, horrified wife looked down at her lover, and knew that he was dead.
- To Lily, something almost despairing came from the child.
- With every day that passed he became ever more despairing and hopeless as messengers brought him reports of the army's casualties.
► despairing cry/look/sigh etc She gave me a last despairing look. showing a feeling that you have no hope at alldespairing cry/look/sigh etc She gave me a last despairing look.—despairingly adverb |