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 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• Life was very difficult and I was often quite despairing.
  生活十分困难，我常常感到很绝望。
• 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。
• His eyes were misted, his heart despairing.
  他的眼睛模糊了，内心感到绝望。
• Who should feel the despairing pain?
  谁能感觉到那绝望的痛？
• 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。
• Seen that despairing look on his face which was more open an avowal than any words could be?
  她不是看见他脸上那绝望的表情，那种比任何语言都更有说明问题的表情吗？
• But I was casually have chosen very sluggishly the day which these completely ignoranted, sent out in this is despairing in the smell life to drift about has lost the direction.
  但我还是很懒散地随便选择了这些茫然无知的日子，在这散发着绝望气味的生活中飘泊迷失了方向。