I felt despair. Though it seems to me now there's two kinds of it: the sort that causes a person to surrender and then the sort I had which made me take risks and make plans.
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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
n. 分类，类别;品质，本性;方法;一群;
vt.& vi. 分类;整顿，整理;适合;
vt. 挑选;把…分类;将…排顺序;
vi. 分类;交往;协调;
💡 sort(kind)→种类；分类；整理；拣选
"You can't see in this light, but my new coat is a sort of brownish colour."
这种光线下你看不清楚，其实我的新外衣带棕色。
近义：arrange, order, organise, organize, pigeonhole, range
反义：jumble, mess, muss, shuffle, tousle, upset
n. 人;（语法）人称;身体;容貌;
💡 person-, parson- 表”人类”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
近义：individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反义：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
vi. 投降;屈服;自首;
vt. 使投降;放弃;交出;听任;
n. 投降;放弃;屈服;（保险的）解约;
💡 sur下面+render给予→给到下面→[把枪]放下→投降
"Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender."
巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
近义：quit, quitclaim, recoil, relinquish, renounce, resign
反义：insist, keep, last, persevere, prosecute, pursue
conj. 虽然，尽管;即使;纵然;
adv. 可是，但是;不过;然而;话虽这样说;
prep. 但;
"He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience."
他虽然经验最少，却是最出色的老师。
近义：however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, tho', howbeit