despair /disˈpɛə/ I. n. ［u］绝望，丧失信心(有时加不定冠词)：He has never fallen into despair. 他从来没有悲观失望过。But failure has not driven him to despair. 但失败并没有使他绝望。in despair 绝望地： He committed suicide in despair.他在绝望中自杀了。‖II.vi. 绝望，丧失信心(of)：He almost despaired to recover the losses.他对挽回损失几乎不抱希望了。He did not despair of victory in the end.他没有失去最后赢得胜利的信心。