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

• I struggle to express their weak and despairing eyes in my works.
  我极力想在作品中表现出那种已经无力绝望的眼神。
• I too have two motives for writing& happiness and a despairing "cry against corruption".
  我也有两个写作动机：写作的快乐与绝望的“反对堕落的呼声”。
• 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。
• With a despairing glance at her set, she obeyed.
  安米绝望地扫了一眼她的好朋友，屈从了。
• 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。
• We are optimistic, we shall never become pessimistic or despairing.
  我们决不悲观失望，我们是乐观的。
• Their work is a despairing metaphor for a society in its death throes
  他们的作品是对一个正在作垂死挣扎的社会的绝望隐喻。
• 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。
• I thought it was going to be difficult. It's fucking impossible, said one despairing trader.
  一位绝望的交易员说：我认为会很困难，这他妈的根本不可能。
• But I'm honestly not in a state of denial. I'm in a state of despairing disbelief!
  但我不仅忠于否认的立场，我还处于令人绝望的怀疑状态！