"sink into despair" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 陷入绝望

Definition

逐渐变得绝望、悲伤，对未来失去希望和期待。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于文学或情感化场合，描述重大挫折或心理苦难时使用。强调失望是渐渐加深而难以自控的过程。

Examples

After losing his job, he began to sink into despair.

失业后，他开始**陷入绝望**。

Sometimes, people sink into despair when things go wrong.

有时候，当事情不顺利时，人们会**陷入绝望**。

Don’t let yourself sink into despair; try to look for hope.

不要让自己**陷入绝望**，要试着寻找希望。

She felt herself sinking into despair after months of bad news.

经历了数月坏消息后，她感到自己**陷入了绝望**。

It can be easy to sink into despair when nothing seems to go your way.

当一切都不顺利时，人们很容易**陷入绝望**。

When he failed the exam again, he started to sink into despair, but his friends cheered him up.

他考试再次失败后，开始**陷入绝望**，但朋友们鼓励了他。