英语词汇“despair”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

despairdespair1 /dɪˈspɛr/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]

COLLOCATIONS► deep despair

the deep despair of the dead boy’s family

► in despair

Snyder hanged himself in despair over problems in his marriage.

► To the despair of

To the despair of 15,000 workers, it was announced that eight factories will close.

1a feeling that you have no hope at all: the deep despair of the dead boy’s family Snyder hanged himself in despair over problems in his marriage. To the despair of 15,000 workers, it was announced that eight factories will close.2be the despair of somebody old-fashioned to make someone feel very worried, upset, or unhappy, especially by your bad behavior

noun | verb

despairdespair2 verb [intransitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYdespair²

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French desperer, from Latin desperare, from sperare to hope

VERB TABLE

despair

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	despair
	he, she, it	despairs
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	despaired
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have despaired
	he, she, it	has despaired
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had despaired
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will despair
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have despaired

Continuous Form
Present	I	am despairing
	he, she, it	is despairing
	you, we, they	are despairing
Past	I, he, she, it	was despairing
	you, we, they	were despairing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been despairing
	he, she, it	has been despairing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been despairing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be despairing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been despairing

to feel that there is no hope at all because of something bad that is happening: Despite his illness, Ron never despaired.despair of (doing) something By the end of the day, I despaired of ever learning to ski.despair at somebody/something I despair at my students' attempts to write. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French desperer, from Latin desperare, from sperare to hope]