n. 失败,不及格;缺乏,不足;破产,倒闭;失败的事,失败者;
💡 fail犯错误,欺骗+ure名词后缀→错误状态→失败
"The Prime Minister expressed her regret at the failure of the talks."
首相对谈判失败表示遗憾.
近义:impairment, malfunction, breakdown, diddly, damage, turkey
反义:hit, arrival, success, trump, vanquishing, victory
n. 绝望;使人绝望的人(或事物);
vi. 绝望;
💡 de去掉+spair=sper希望 → 绝望
"She uttered a cry of despair."
她发出了绝望的叫声。
近义:despond, hopelessness, desperateness, desperation, despondence, despondency
反义:illusion, aspiration, reliance, trust, trustfulness, fantasy