despair of

基本解释

I despair of ever finding him again.
我对再找到他已丧失信心。
Now she too would know the old thrill and the old despair of a penny more or less.
如今她也体会到多一便士就激动喜悦、少一便士便痛苦失望的那种人皆有之的心情了。
Teachers sometimes despair of young men, whose educational performance has lagged behind that of young women almost across the board.
教师有时对青年男生有些失望。几乎在所有的学科上，这些学生的学习成绩都比不上女生。

"Today,Liberia is a model of successful transition from conflict to post-conflict, from lawlessness to democracy, from despair to hope,"
This is the modern city, not as a scene of fragmentation or despair, but rather a place of ascent and aspiration.
这是一座现代化的城市，并不是破碎或绝望的场景，而是一座在上升的渴望之城。
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But at the same time the Market Revolution is going to bring a certain sense of anxiety, even dread, even despair.
同时市场革命将,带来某种焦虑,甚至是可怕的和绝望的
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But I despair of European leaders and their inability to even begin the discussion about how to rebuild opportunity here.
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