a.
- 感到絕望的；表現絕望的；無望的[B]He received the news with a despairing sigh.
他得到消息，絕望地嘆了口氣。
- despair的動詞現在分詞、動名詞
參見
despair
vi.
- 絕望，喪失信心[（+of）]He despairs of winning a scholarship.
他已不抱贏得獎學金的希望了。
So long as you help me, I shall never despair.只要你幫我，我絕不會失望。
辨析
同義:
a.感到失望的，絕望的
despondent inconsolable suicidal dejected depressed brokenhearted heartbroken discouraged hopeless melancholy gloomy resigned anguished miserable反義:
a.「絕望的；自暴自棄的」的反義字
hopeful optimistic同義參見:
wretched cheerless desperation
查看更多