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

• 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。
• But the24-year-old is not getting despondent about his chances and remains eager to prove his worth in West london.
  但是这位24岁的小将没有失去信心，他努力训练并期待在这里证明自己的价值。
• 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。
• I told him not to be despondent.
  我告诉他不要气馁。
• A good way to get despondent is to look at Ukrainian statistics.
  看了乌克兰的统计数据就知道什么是沮丧的感觉。
• 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。
• The medical research discovery, gets angry, is despondent, is intense.
  医学研究发现，发怒、抑郁、紧张。
• I hear he's a little despondent as well.
  我听说他也有点儿沮丧。
• The children all came in for breakfast and didn't say a word either, so when I started to the office I was feeling pretty low and despondent.
  孩子们都下来吃早餐了，也是一句话没说，当我去办公室的时候，我感到很沮丧和失望。