despairde•spair /dɪ'speəʳ/

n U

1. 失望,绝望

• He committed suicide in despair. 他在绝望之中自杀了。

• be filled with despair 心中充满了绝望

2. 令人失望之事(或人)

• He became the despair of all his teachers. 他变得令其所有的老师都感到失望。