/dɪˈspeə(r) ||; dɪˈspɛr/noun [U] the state of having lost all hope 完全失去希望；绝望: I felt like giving up in despair.我感到绝望，很想放弃。 ➔despairingadja despairing cry 绝望的呼叫 ☞Look at desperate. 参看desperate。
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/dɪˈspeə(r) ||; dɪˈspɛr/verb [I] despair (of sb/sth) to lose all hope that sth will happen 完全失望；绝望: We began to despair of ever finding somewhere to live.我们开始感到绝望，恐怕永远找不到住处了。