frustration

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frus·tra·tion /frʌˈstreɪʃən/ noun

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 frustration inward.• 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 strip stuck to the underside of the rule worked beautifully: no more slipping, frustration, or wasted tiles!• 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 unsettled childhood.• Poetry helps me express some of the frustrations I feel.• The discussion sessions help patients deal with some of the frustrations they may be feeling.

sense of frustration• Those meetings highlighted the deep sense of frustration with the management of the Foyle system.• The deep sense of frustration and resentment felt by leaders of the Nixon administration should not be dismissed as mere paranoia.• Whitman recognizes, at times with a genuine sense of frustration, the limitations of speech.• But whatever the cause, there are no benefits for the farmer, only an increasing sense of frustration and anger.• Charlie looked at the perfect profile beside him and sighed at his own sense of frustration.• For many in local authority or privately rented accommodation, the sense of frustration and powerlessness can be overwhelming.

frustration of• Recession can lead to the frustration of entrepreneurial initiative.

frus·tra·tion noun

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