despair of

英 美
  • 绝望;对…绝望;丧失……信心;
  • despair n.绝望;失望vi.失望
  • of prep.关于;...的(表所属);出身于;由于
    1. Trying to keep this garden in order is the despair of my life.
      把这个花园管理好是我力不能及的事。
    2. That dealer has been mucking me about for days. I despair of getting a satisfactory answer out of him.
      这个商人已经耍弄我好几天了,我对从他那里获得满意的答复已不寄希望了。
    3. She has despair of her youngest son.
      她对最小的儿子已经丧失信心了。
    4. We've despair of him; he can't keep a job for more than six months.
      我们对他已经绝望了,他做什么工作都不能超过半年。