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the slough of despond

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基本解释

  • 绝望的深渊；极度沮丧的状态

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • We must do something to save him from the slough of Despond.
    我们必须得做点什么，让他不再绝望。
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  • We were in the Slough of Despond tonight, and Mother came and pulled us out as Help did in the book. We ought to have our roll of directions, like Christian.
    我们今晚本来处于'绝望的深渊'，妈妈像书中的'帮助'一样来把我们拉了出去，我们应该像基督教徒一样有几本指导手册。

    • 权威例句

  • As the overblown optimism wears off and the hopes of JK Rowling-like status evaporate, so the slough of despond will take a hold.
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  • Still, it seems unlikely that either Mr Thompson or Mr Huckabee possesses the necessary heft to pull their party out of the slough of despond.
    ECONOMIST: Lexington
  • These include not only the perseverance that kept him tramping through the slough of despond when others might have given up, but also a nimble and well-stocked mind, an approachable manner on the stump and—the big prize that eludes Mr Romney—a palpable sincerity.
    ECONOMIST: Lexington