despairing

英 [dɪˈspeərɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈsperɪŋ]

adj.  表示绝望的; 感到绝望的; 没有希望的
v.  绝望; 失去希望; 丧失信心
despair的现在分词

现在分词：despairing　

BNC.14670 / COCA.18626

牛津词典

adj.

• 表示绝望的；感到绝望的；没有希望的
  showing or feeling the loss of all hope
  1. a despairing cry/look/sigh
     绝望的呼声 / 神情 / 叹息
  2. With every day that passed he became ever more despairing.
     随着日子一天天过去，他越来越绝望。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 绝望
  Despairis the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.
  1. I looked at my wife in despair...
     我绝望地看着妻子。
  2. ...feelings of despair or inadequacy.
     绝望或无能的感觉
• VERB 感到绝望;失去希望
  If youdespair, you feel that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.
  1. 'Oh, I despair sometimes,' he says in mock sorrow...
     “啊，我有时会感到绝望，”他假装悲伤地说。
  2. He does despair at much of the press criticism.
     面对媒体的诸多批评他的确感到绝望。
• VERB 对…感到绝望;对…不抱希望
  If youdespair ofsomething, you feel that there is no hope that it will happen or improve. If youdespair ofsomeone, you feel that there is no hope that they will improve.
  1. He wished to earn a living through writing but despaired of doing so.
     他想通过写作来谋生，不过他对此不抱希望。
  2. ...efforts to find homes for people despairing of ever having a roof over their heads...
     为那些对有瓦遮头不再抱有任何希望的人们找到住处的努力
  3. There are signs that many voters have already despaired of politicians.
     有迹象表明许多选民对政客已经不抱希望。

英英释义

adj

• arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
  1. a despairing view of the world situation
  2. the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
  3. a desperate cry for help
  4. helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
  5. her desperate screams
  Synonym:desperate

双语例句

• The ending she decided is completely despairing.
  她决定的结局，是彻底的绝望。
• When a despairing traveler in a desert sees a piece of far-away Greenland.
  当一个在沙漠中快要绝望的旅行者看见远方的一片绿地时。
• With a despairing cry the woman banged her head against the wall.
  都结束了，只是呼喊声不绝。随着一声绝望的呼叫，那女人把头往墙上猛撞。
• One day as he was sitting unhappy in the white castle, a thing occurred that kindled a spark of hope in his despairing mind.
  有一天，他正闷闷不乐地坐在白色城堡时，发生了一件事，使他那绝望的心灵燃起了希望的火花。
• His eyes were misted, his heart despairing.
  他的眼睛模糊了，内心感到绝望。
• He shut the door, leaned his back against it, and listened to fantine's despairing supplications.
  他关好门，靠在门上，听到了芳汀的哀求。
• When we are hard to communicate with lover, we think we are so despairing.
  当我们和父母没办法沟通时，我们觉的悲伤。
• They have had to wage a continual despairing fight against the rise of prices.
  他们不得不与高涨的物价作长期而灰心的斗争。
• Recently, a friend showed me her mobile phone, with a despairing sigh.
  最近，一位朋友带着一声绝望的叹息，把她的手机给我看。
• With a despairing scream the pirate leapt upon Long Tom and precipitated himself into the sea.
  随着一声绝望的嚎叫，斯塔奇跳上了长汤姆大炮，一个倒栽葱，跳进了大海。