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despairingly

/dih-spair-ing/US // dɪˈspɛər ɪŋ //UK // (dɪˈspɛərɪŋ) //

绝望地,令人绝望地,令人绝望的是,无奈地

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : given to despair or hopelessness.
    • : indicating despair: a despairing look.

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Examples

  • People who demonstrate tragic optimism suffer the same—and sometimes even more—pain and sorrow in the short term as those who become pessimistic and despairing.

  • The goal is not to spend the next several months despairing.

  • American Jews often talk despairingly—and sometimes accurately—about the problems of Palestinian political culture.

  • The Goblin looked back despairingly, and Davy just caught the words, "I don't know how to turn around!"

  • He'll immediately throw down his bunch of flowers and dive despairingly into the moat.

  • "Girls, I just can't go another step—unless it's toward home," she finished despairingly.

  • The shock of Jack Dineheart's threat had almost killed her, and Lizette hung over her despairingly.

  • As he was walking despairingly up and down the seashore, he spied an old man warming himself in the sun.