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悲伤绝望•• She had been
desolated by the death of her •朋友猶去世使她感到十分悲伤。
deso-la-tion
/.desa'leijn/
noun [U] (formal) 1 the feeling of being
very lonely and unhappy 孤寂；悲哀；忧伤
2
the state of a place that is ruined or destroyed and offers no joy or hope to
people 废墟；荒芜；凄凉： a scene 〇/utter desotorion _ 目疮痍的景象
des-pair /di'spe9(r);
NAmE di'sper/ noun, verb
■
noun [U] 'the feeling of
having lost all hope 绝望：-She
uttered
a cry 0/ despair.她发出了绝望的叫声。deep sense 0/despair ovenvheZmeci him.深深的绝望使他痛苦
不堪。◊ He 如ve up the struggle in despair•他绝望如放
弃了 斗争。◊ One harsh word wouM send her into the depths 0/despair. —句严厉的话就会使她陷入极度的绝
望之中。◊ ■EventuaHy,
driven to despair, Ae threw himsd/imder a train•他被逼得走投无路，最后卧轨自
杀。一see also desperate IT»TO1 be the
despair of sb to make sb worried or unhappy, because they cannot
help 令某人担心（或绝望）：My handwriting was the
ffespai’r 0/ my teachers.我的字写得很差，使老师们感到
十奋失望。一 more
at counsel n.
■
verb [V】〜（of sth/sb) I ~ (of doing sth) to
stop having any hope that a situation will change or improve 绝 望；失i希望；丧失信心：Don’t despair/ WelZ
thfnfc 〇/ a way out 0/ this.别灰心！我们会找到出路的。◊ 7?iey’d almost despaired of ever having children.
几乎不抱ft何希望 7。◊ J despair 0/ him,* /ie ccm’t
fceep a _;•〇&./〇/• more tAan six months.我对他都绝望了，他磁任
何工作都超不过半年。
des-pair-ing
/di'speani]； NAmE -'sper-/ adj. showing or feeling
the loss of all hope表示绝望的；感到绝望的；没 有希望的：a despairing cry/r〇〇*c/sigh绝望的呼声/輛 _/ 叹息◊ With every day
that passed he became ever more despairing.随着日子一天天过去，他越来越绝望。
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des-pair-ing-ly adv. ： She looked
despairingly at the mess•她一着这乱糟糟的样子，心就凉了。
des-patch {Br£) = dispatch
des-per-ado /.despa'raidau;
NAmE -dou/ noun {pi. -oes or -os) {old-fashioned) a man who does
dangerous and criminal things without caring about himself or other people暴徒；歹徒；亡命之徒
des-per-ate
/'desparat/
adj.
1 feeling or showing
that you have little hope and are ready to do anything without worrying about
danger to yourself or others (因绝望而）不惜冒险的，不顾一切
的，拼命的：TTie prisoners grew
increasingly desperate. 犯人因燊—而越桌越胆大妄为。◊ Stores are
getting desperate after two years of poor sales. M 畅，商店不惜冒起险来。◊ Somewhere out there was a desperate mcm, co〖d, himted•那外面有个男人又
冷又饿，还有乂抓他，走投免路了。◊Jhear^sound5〇/a desperate struggie in the next room.我听到隔壁房间里有
拼各挣扎的声音。2 [usually before
noun] (〇丨 an
action 行 为）giving little hope of
success; tried when everything else has failed绝望的；孤注一掷的；铤而走险的：a desperate bid /or介eedom孤注一掷争取自由的努力◊ She clung
to the edge in a desperate attempt to save herse!/:为了活命，她拼命抓住边缘。◊ Ms fmreasfng financial difficulties forced him to take desperate
measures.不断增加的经济困难迫使他采取了铤而走险的
办法。◊ Doctors were/ighting a desperate
battle to save the 〖itriegiri’s h/e.医生们不惜一切地奋力抢救小女孩的生
命。3 [not usually before
noun] ~ (for sth) | 〜(to do sth) needing or wanting sth
very much 非會需要；极想；
渴望：He was so desperate for a job he would
have done anything.他当时太想找份工作了，什么事都愿意千。◊ J was
absolutely desperate to see her.我极想见到她。.◊
(/_/7/omw/) I’m desperate /or a cigarette•義很 0 —支®。
4
(of a situation 情况）extremely serious or
dangerous 极严重的；极危险的；很危急的：The cMWren are m
desperate need o/iove and attention.这些孩子非常需要 爱心和关怀。◊ 171印/ace a desperate shortage 〇/dean water•他们齒临无污枭水源的严羞短缺。►des.per.ate.ly adv. ： desperate^ «i/unhappy/tone〖y 病得厉害；极为
不快；极其孤独 <>报 toofc a deep breath, desperateZy t/yi’ng to fceep
ca〗m•他深深地吸了口气，竭尽全力保持镇
定。◊ rh^y
despemtdy wanted a cWW.他们非常想要一
〇 She looked desperately
around for a weapon. 她在四下里找，急于弄到*r件武器。 des-per-ation /.despa^eijn/ noun [U] the state of being desperate 绝望；拼命；走险：Jn desperation，she caHed iouise and asfced/or her hdp.在走投无路的情况 下，她给路易丝打了个电话请她帮忙。◊There was a note 0/desperation in his voice.听他的语气他急得要命。
◊ an act 〇/sheer desperation 完望的行 de.spic.able /di丨spikabl; ran?/y _despik9bl/ (/brnw/) very unpleasant or evil令人厌恶的；可鄙的;卑鄙的： a despicabie act/crime 卑鄙的行为 / 罪行
of hate you/ Ybu’re
despicaWe.我恨你丨你真卑扁。
des-pise /di'spaiz/ verb [VN] (not used in
the progressive tenses:不用于进行时）to dislike and have no respect for sb/sth 鄙视；蔑视；看不起：She despised gossip in any /orm.她对任何形式的流言飞语都嗤之以鼻。offe despised /limsei//or
befng so cowardly.他为自己如此怯 懦命自惭形秽。〇 note at hate des-pite /di'spait/ prep.
1
used to show that sth happened or is true although sth else might have happened
to prevent it 即使；尽管
in spite of . Her voice was
shaking despite all her eJ5Forts to confront•尽管她竭尽全力控制自己，声音仍然
在颤抖。0 Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is sriHouto/worfc.尽管他申请了数百个土作，但仍然在失
业中。◊ She w〇5 good at physics despite t/ie /act that she/oimd it
boring.尽管她认为物理枯燥无味，她却学得
很分。2 despite yourself used to show that.sb
did not intend to do the thing mentioned 尽管■(■自己 j 不愿 意 PCT71 in spite of ： He had to laugh
despite himself. 他不想_笑，但还是忍不住笑了出来。
de.spoil
/despoil/
ve;rMVN]〜sth (of sth) (//fera/y) to steal
sth valuable from a place; to make a place less attractive by damaging or
destroying.it 抢劫；掠夺；踩
躏；破环 daa PLUNDER
des-pond /di'spDnd; NAmE -'spaind/ noun
[U] oSlough of Despond
des-pond-ent /di'spDndant;
NAmE -'
des-pot /'despDt; NAmE 'despait/ noun
a ruler with great power, especially one who uses it in a cruel way 专制 统治者；■制君±;暴君：an e/i〖ightened despot (= one
who tries to use his/her power in a good way)开明的 '专制君主► des.pot.ic /di'sputik; /VAm£ -却时-/ fld；/.: despoticpower/rule
des.pot.ism /’despatizam/ /7〇wn. [U] the
ml云 of a despot
专制统治；独裁制；暴政
des res /,dez 'rez/ noun [usually sing.] {BrE,
humorous) an attractive house, especially a large one (from the words
‘desirable residence’）理想的房子（desirable residence 的
缩略形式h
des-sert /di'z3：t; NAmE di'z3：rt/ noun [U, Q sweet food eaten
at the end of a meal (饭后）甜点，*食：What’s /or dessert?餐后甜点吃什么？ a rich c/i〇c〇〖ate dessert
腻人的巧克力甜点◊ a dessert wine餐末甜酒◊>£) the
dessert troHey (= a table on wheels from which you choose your dessert in a
restaurant)(餐厅内）送命点
的手推‘ 一compare afters, pudding(I), sweet n.{2) des-sert-spoon /di'z3：tspu:n; NAmE -'Z3：rt-/ noun 1 a spoon of medium size
中型匙；点心匙一picture 今
cutlery 2 (also des.sert-spoon.ful /-ful/) the amount a
dessertspoon can hold —点心匙（的量） de-sta-bil-ize
(BrE also -ise) /.dii'steibalaiz/ verb [VN] to make a
system, country, government, etc. become less firmly established or .successful
使度、‘国家、政府 等）刼摇；使不安定；使不稳定：rerroristattocfowere threatening to
destabilize the government 着政府的稳定。◊ The news had a destabilizing ej^ect on the stock market.这消息引起了股市的动荡。一compare stabilize
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de-sta-bil-iza-tion, -isa-tion /.dir.steibelai- 'zeijn; NAmE -la'z-/ noun
[U]