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。
Examples from the Corpus
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.