in despair

She gave up the attempt in despair.

她失望地放弃尝试.

Her moods were very changeable, now laughing loudly, and now sunk in despair.

她的情绪变化无常, 一会儿放声大笑, 一会儿陷于绝望.

He writes in despair, and the result is a demented book.

他是在绝望中写作的, 写出来的是一本疯狂的书.

She declined her head in despair.

她垂头丧气.

It is likely that he will give up in despair.

在绝望中,他很有可能会放弃.

He was then depressed and in despair.

他那时沮丧郁闷,情绪低落.

'Oh, I despair sometimes,' he says in mock sorrow

“啊，我有时会感到绝望，”他假装悲伤地说。

He gave up the attempt in despair.

他在绝望中放弃了这种尝试.

to wallow in despair/self-pity (= to think about your unhappy feelings all the time and seem to be enjoying them)

陷入绝望；顾影自怜

He was in despair when he spent the last of his money.

他把最后的一点儿钱花掉以后感到绝望了.

Then in despair he got out his purse.

然后,他无可奈何地拿出了钱包.

"Oh, I despair sometimes," he says in mock sorrow.

“啊，我有时会感到绝望，”他假装悲伤地说。

He gave up the struggle in despair.

他绝望地放弃了斗争.

I was in the depths of despair when the baby was sick.

孩子生病时我陷入了绝望的深渊之中。

Don't be in despair.

不要失望.

I gave up in despair.

我无可奈何,只好罢休.

Jennifer flung her racquet down in despair.

詹尼弗失望地把她的网球拍扔在地上.

In despair at his failure, he took his own life.

他因失败感到绝望而自杀.

She threw up her hands in despair.

她绝望地举起双手表示放弃。