v.灰心；消沉；失望；失掉勇气；沮丧
n.失望

She desponded after receiving the rejection letter from her dream university.
收到梦想大学的拒绝信后，她感到非常沮丧。
Despite the setbacks, the team refused to despond and continued to work towards their goal.
尽管遭遇挫折，团队并没有气馁，继续朝着目标努力。
The long winter nights can make even the cheeriest person despond.
漫长的冬夜甚至能让最乐观的人感到沮丧。
He desponded at the thought of facing another day alone.
一想到又要独自度过一天，他就感到绝望。
The constant rain desponded the picnic plans of the whole family.
持续的降雨让全家的野餐计划变得令人沮丧。
She tried to hide her despondency, but her eyes betrayed her true feelings.
她试图隐藏自己的绝望，但眼睛却泄露了她的真情实感。
The news of the economic downturn desponded investors.
经济衰退的消息使投资者感到沮丧。
After several failed attempts, he began to despond about ever achieving success.
在多次尝试失败后，他开始对成功感到绝望。
The lonely traveler desponded as the sun set on yet another unfamiliar town.
孤独的旅者在又一个陌生小镇的日落时分感到沮丧。
Reading a heartwarming story lifted his spirits, dispelling the despond that had settled over him.
阅读了一个温馨的故事，振奋了他的精神，驱散了笼罩他的绝望情绪。