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绝望

jué wàng

HSK 6

Meaning

  • to despair
  • desperate
  • desperation

Definition

断绝希望;毫无希望。

Despair; hopelessness.

Usage

通常作名词或形容词,形容一种极度消极、看不到未来的心理状态,也可用于形容处境或事件。

Used as a noun or adjective to describe an extremely negative psychological state without hope for the future, or to describe a situation or event.

Examples

  • 1 得知无法治愈的消息后,他陷入了深深的绝望。 (After learning that he could not be cured, he fell into deep despair.)
  • 2 在绝望中,她依然没有放弃最后的努力。 (In her despair, she still did not give up her final efforts.)
  • 3 洪水冲毁了家园,人们脸上写满了绝望。 (The flood destroyed homes, and people's faces were filled with despair.)
  • 4 投资失败后,他感受到了前所未有的绝望。 (After the investment failed, he felt unprecedented despair.)
  • 5 绝望的情绪像黑暗一样笼罩着整个城市。 (The emotion of despair enveloped the entire city like darkness.)
  • 6 即使身处绝望的深渊,也要寻找一丝光明。 (Even in the abyss of despair, we must seek a glimmer of light.)
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