词汇搭配
用作动词 (v.)
～+副词- despair hardly〔nearly〕几乎绝望
- despair deeply深为绝望
～+介词- despair at sth对…感到灰心丧气
- despair for对…感到绝望
- despair of对…绝望; 对…感到担心
词组短语
in despair绝望地，失望地
despair of失望，丧失信心；对…绝望
同近义词辨析
disappointment, despair, desperation, depression
这组词都有“绝望、沮丧”的意思，其区别是：
disappointment多指愿望或期望的落空。
despair普通用词，指因灾难等因素而丧失希望和信心，陷入沮丧，绝望的境地。
desperation语气强烈，指因绝望而使人采取无所顾忌的疯狂行动。
depression侧重指因遭受重大失利或挫折而产生的低落情绪。
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
- A person is most disappointed when he is in despair.
一个人在绝望时最失望。 - He has been in the abyss of despair.
他已陷入绝望的深渊。 - He fluctuated between hope and despair.
他时而充满希望时而失望。 - He is the despair of all other pianists.
他使其他所有的钢琴家都感到失望。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
- We cannot despair of humanity, since we are ourselves human beings.
身为人类,我们不能对人性失望。 - They despaired of winning the game.
他们不抱比赛得胜的希望。
权威例句
Behavioral despair in mice: a primary screening test for antidepressantsBehavioural despair in mice : A primary screening test for antidepressantsBehavioural despair in rats: A new model sensitive to antidepressant treatments."Behavioural despair"in rats and mice: strain differences and the effects of imipramine.Dehydroepiandrosterone Decreases Behavioral Despair in High-but not Low-Anxiety RatsEffect of spiritual well-being on end-of-life despair in terminally-ill cancer patientsRodent Models of Depression: Forced Swim and Tail Suspension Behavioral Despair Tests in Rats and MiceRodent models of depression: forced swimming and tail suspension behavioral despair tests in rats and mice.Porsolt RD, Bertin A, Jalfre M. Behavioral despair in mice: a primary screening test for antidepressants. Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther ...Porsolt R, Anton G, Blavet N, Deniel M, Jalfre M. Behavioral despair in rats: a new model sensitive to antidepressant treatment. Eur...
