"despair of" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 对……绝望
• 失去希望于

Definition

对某事不再抱有希望，或认为某人不可能成功。表示觉得没有改善的可能。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

较为正式和书面语，多用于文学作品。常跟具体对象，如“despair of success”。不是单纯难过，而是完全失望，不再抱希望。

Examples

After many failures, he began to despair of finding a job.

经历多次失败后，他开始对找到工作**绝望**了。

Teachers should never despair of their students’ abilities.

老师们永远不该对学生的能力**绝望**。

Don’t despair of your dreams; keep trying.

不要对你的梦想**失去希望**，继续努力。

Many people despair of the world ever changing for the better.

很多人对世界变好的希望已**破灭**。

She refused to despair of her son, believing he would turn his life around.

她拒绝对儿子**绝望**，相信他会改变自己的人生。

It’s easy to despair of success when nothing seems to go your way.

当一切都不顺时，人很容易对成功**失去希望**。