de·spon·dent /dɪˈspɒndənt $ dɪˈspɑːn-/ adjectiveadj SAD/UNHAPPYextremely unhappy and without hope 沮丧的,绝望的 Gill had been out of work for a year and was getting very despondent. 吉尔失业一年了,开始变得非常消沉。
despondent about He was becoming increasingly despondent about the way things were going. 他对事态的发展感到越来越绝望。
—despondency noun [uncountableU]
—despondently adverbadv