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

• Who give me more confidence when I'm despondent? it's you.
  在我沮丧之时是谁给了我信心，是你。
• I told him not to be despondent.
  我告诉他不要气馁。
• Despondent about the failure of the enterprise;
  由于事业的失败而沮丧；
• 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。
• 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。
• The players were despondent at losing the game.
  运动员们输掉了比赛而心情沮丧。
• We should fall to work cheerfully, and not in a despondent state.
  我们应该高高兴兴地工作，不应该悲观失望。
• Maybe I should play this needy, despondent waif card more often.
  也许我应该用用这个迷惑，多需求的招牌。
• The twilight of the room prevented her father from seeing the despondent misery of her face.
  屋子里的昏暗光线使她父亲无法看到她沮丧、痛苦的面容。
• 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。