1[countableC, uncountableU]ANNOY the feeling of being annoyed, upset, or impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something 懊丧,懊恼,沮丧
People often feel a sense of frustration that they are not being promoted quickly enough.
人们经常有一种挫折感,就是觉得自己升职不够快。
in/with frustration
I was practically screaming with frustration.
我懊恼得几乎要大叫起来。
In spite of his frustrations, he fell in love with the country.
尽管失意,但他还是爱上了这个国家。
2[uncountableU]PREVENT the fact of being prevented from achieving what you are trying to achieve 受挫,受阻,挫败
frustration of
The frustration of his ambitions made him a bitter man.
壮志未酬使他成了个牢骚满腹的人。
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frustration• It is difficult to read the book without sharing her anger and frustration, or feeling her love of open spaces.• Then he was kicking, frightened yet enraged, eyes blurred with the tears of his own anger and frustration.• Throughout time, people have turned their anger and frustrationinward.• Students have spoken of their growing frustration with school administrators.• In the end, she threw her pencil across the room in frustration, then paced over to the window.• A stripstuck to the underside of the rule worked beautifully: no more slipping, frustration, or wastedtiles!• He looked around the room and felt the frustration and anger building up inside him.• Showbusiness gave the youngster a chance to escape into another world, away from the frustrations of an unsettledchildhood.• Poetry helps me express some of the frustrations I feel.• The discussionsessions help patients deal with some of the frustrations they may be feeling.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + FRUSTRATION | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, considerable, great非常沮喪;極大的挫敗感;心灰意冷◇My biggest frustration was not having enough time.我最感到沮喪的是時間不夠用。➤pure, sheer, utter純粹的/十足的/徹底的沮喪◇I shouted at him in sheer frustration.我因為失望至極對他大吼起來。➤angry滿含怒氣的挫敗感▸➤pent-up壓抑的沮喪情緒➤growing, mounting, rising越來越心灰意冷;不斷加劇的沮喪情緒▸➤sexual性挫敗感VERB + FRUSTRATION➤experience, feel, seethe with感到沮喪;滿心沮喪◇He was still seething with angry frustration.他心裏仍因受到挫敗而滿含怒氣。➤express, show, take out, vent, voice表達/流露出/發泄出/發泄/說出沮喪的情緒◇He took his pent-up frustration out on his family.他把因挫敗而鬱積的怒氣發泄在家人身上。➤hide隱藏挫敗感▸➤cause, create, lead to引起/造成/導致沮喪◇These petty rules can lead to frustration and anger.這些瑣碎的條規會令人感到鬱悶和憤怒。➤understand理解沮喪的心情➤sense感覺到沮喪◇I sensed frustration in her voice.我聽出她的話中有一種沮喪的口氣。PREPOSITION➤in frustration在沮喪中◇He clenched his fists in frustration.他沮喪地攥緊了拳頭。➤out of frustration出於沮喪◇I was crying out of frustration.我因憤懣沮喪而大聲喊叫。➤through frustration由於鬱悶不滿◇Several people resigned through frustration.幾個人由於鬱悶不滿而辭職了。➤with frustration因沮喪而⋯◇I could have wept with frustration.我也可能是因為感覺到沮喪才哭泣的。➤frustration at就⋯感到的失望◇Many have expressed frustration at the delays.許多人對延誤感到不滿。➤frustration over因⋯的失望◇They're showing frustration over the lack of progress.他們因為沒有進展而顯得沮喪。➤frustration with對⋯的憤懣◇their frustration with bureaucracy他們對官僚作風的憤懣PHRASES➤anger and frustration, frustration and anger憤怒與沮喪;沮喪與憤怒▸➤a feeling of frustration, a sense of frustration挫敗感▸➤share sb's frustration與某人有同樣的挫敗感◇I agree that we are accomplishing nothing at the moment, and I share your frustration.我同意我們目前什麼也沒做成,我與你一樣有挫敗感。➤tears of frustration失意的淚水◇There were tears of frustration in her eyes.她眼中含着失意的淚水。
frustration ♦︎ irritation ♦︎ annoyance ♦︎ exasperation ♦︎ displeasure ♦︎ chagrin ♦︎ piqueThese are all words for the feeling of being slightly angry.这些词均表示懊恼、烦恼、微怒。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆frustration / irritation / annoyance / exasperation / displeasure at sth◆irritation / annoyance / exasperation / displeasure with sb / sth◆to do sth in frustration / irritation / annoyance / exasperation◆to do sth with irritation / annoyance / exasperation / displeasure / chagrin◆to my / his / her, etc. irritation / annoyance / chagrin◆great / considerable frustration / irritation / annoyance / displeasure◆intense frustration / irritation / annoyance◆deep frustration / displeasure◆to hide your frustration / irritation / annoyance / exasperation / displeasure / chagrin◆to show your frustration / irritation / annoyance / displeasure◆to cause frustration / irritation / annoyance / displeasure■frustration frʌˈstreɪʃn [uncountable, countable, usually plural] the feeling of being slightly angry and impatient because you cannot do or achieve what you want; something that causes you to feel this way挫败感;懊恼;沮丧;令人懊恼的事◆Dave thumped the table in frustration.戴夫懊恼得直捶桌子。◆She couldn't stand the frustration of not being able to help.她帮不上忙,懊丧得不行。◆Every job has its difficulties and frustrations.干什么工作都会有困难和挫折。◆Inevitably she took out her frustrations on the children.她不可避免地把气撒在孩子身上。 see also frustrate ⇨ annoy, frustrated ⇨ unhappy2, frustrating ⇨ annoying■irritation [uncountable, countable] the feeling of being slightly angry; something that makes you slightly angry不快;生气;烦恼;恼人的事◆He noted, with some irritation, that the letter had not been sent.他注意到那封信还没有发出去,有点生气。◆He could hear the irritation in her voice.他从她的声音里听出她有些恼火。◆the minor irritation of having to wait无奈等候时的隐隐不快 see also irritable ⇨ irritable, irritate ⇨ annoy, irritated ⇨ annoyed, irritating ⇨ annoying■annoyance [uncountable, countable] irritation不快;生气;烦恼;恼人的事◆He could not conceal his annoyance at being interrupted.他因被打断而难掩怒色。◆Much to our annoyance, they decided not to come after all.他们终归决定不来,让我们很生气。◆petty annoyances and irritations各种小烦恼 see also annoy ⇨ annoy, annoyed ⇨ annoyed, annoying ⇨ annoyingNOTE辨析 Irritation or annoyance?There is almost no difference in the way these two words are used.这两个词的用法几乎没有差别。■exasperation ɪgˌzæspəˈreɪʃn; NAmEɪgˌzɑːspəˈreɪʃn [uncountable] extreme annoyance or impatience, especially when you cannot change the situation(尤指因无能为力而产生的)恼怒,烦恼,恼火◆He shook his head in exasperation.他恼怒地摇了摇头。◆a groan / look / sigh of exasperation恼怒的哼声/样子/叹息声 see also exasperate ⇨ annoy, exasperated ⇨ annoyed■displeasure [uncountable] (formal) the feeling of being upset and annoyed烦恼;生气;不悦◆She made no attempt to hide her displeasure at the prospect.她没有掩饰自己对前景的不悦之情。◆The incident has heightened public displeasure with the authorities.这一事件加剧了公众对当局的不满。OPPpleasure ⇨ fun see also displease ⇨ annoy■chagrinˈʃægrɪn; NAmEʃəˈgrɪn [uncountable] (formal) a feeling of being annoyed or disappointed恼怒;懊恼;失望◆To her chagrin, neither of her sons became doctors.令她失望的是,她的两个儿子都没有当上医生。■piquepiːk [uncountable] (formal) annoyed or bitter feelings that you have, usually because your pride has been hurt(尤指因尊严受损而产生的)怨恨,愤恨,恼怒◆When he realized nobody was listening to him, he left in a fit of pique.他发觉无人理睬他的话,就愤然离去。◆She'd lied about it out of pique.她出于怨愤在那件事上说了谎。