despondent

英 [dɪˈspɒndənt]

美 [dɪˈspɑːndənt]

adj.  苦恼的; 沮丧的; 泄气的; 失望的

GRE

BNC.18735 / COCA.18930

牛津词典

adj.

• 苦恼的；沮丧的；泄气的；失望的
  sad, without much hope
  1. She was becoming increasingly despondent about the way things were going.
     她对情况的发展越来越失望。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 沮丧的;泄气的;失望的
  If you aredespondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome.
  1. I feel despondent when my work is rejected.
     作品被拒后我感到很沮丧。

英英释义

adj

• without or almost without hope
  1. despondent about his failure
  2. too heartsick to fight back
  Synonym:heartsick

双语例句

• Some people felt so despondent that they chose to commit suicide rather than lice a desolate life.
  一些人消沉了，他们宁可自杀也不要过这种悲惨的生活。
• This article investigates the professional female's despondent present situation and the reason, the analysis obtains the despondent related influencing factor and the hazardous nature.
  调查职业女性抑郁的现况和原因，分析得出抑郁的相关影响因素和危害性。
• Despondent about his failure; too heartsick to fight back.
  对自己的失败感到沮丧；太绝望了，无法回击。
• Xiao Ming is quite despondent, for he lost his beloved bicycle.
  小明突然蔫不唧的，原来他心爱的自行车丢了。
• We all tired to cheer her up, but she continued to feel despondent.
  我们大家都想法让她高兴起来，但她仍然感到沮丧。
• I used to repeat ecstatically, "I am not dumb now." I could not be despondent while I anticipated the delight of talking to my mother and reading her responses from her lips.
  我常常出神地重复着一句话：我不再哑了。可以预见，我会同母亲快乐地交谈，我可以通过摸她的嘴唇来读懂她的话，我不会再感到沮丧失望了。
• Meanwhile, pubs that once nourished customers with despondent sandwiches are now studded with Michelin stars.
  同时，那些曾经只提供令人失望的三明治的酒吧，现在也有米其林星级认证了。
• Sam came back from the interview looking tired and despondent.
  采访回来山姆，看起来又疲惫又沮丧。
• No one will be attracted to a gloomy pessimist. a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity.
  没有人会理会一个忧郁的悲观者。一种悲观和沮丧的心理状态。
• Japan a despondent country with a dysfunctional political system badly needs change.
  日本这个带有非正常政治体系而沮丧中的国家急切需要变革。