No. 3,665 in Chinese
绝望
Despair; complete loss of hope.
In a sentence
她感到绝望，因为她的猫跑丢了。
She felt despair because her cat was lost.
In this sentence, '绝望' is used to express a deep feeling of hopelessness caused by the unfortunate event of losing a beloved pet.
面对困难我们不能绝望，而要寻找解决办法。
Facing difficulties, we must not feel despair but seek solutions.
Here, '绝望' is employed to denote a state of hopelessness that one is advised to avoid when encountering challenges.
他的诗中充满了绝望与孤独的情绪。
His poems are filled with emotions of despair and loneliness.
In this context, '绝望' is used to describe the pervasive feeling of hopelessness present in the poetic expressions.
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