frustration

英 [frʌˈstreɪʃn]

美 [frʌˈstreɪʃn]

n.  懊丧; 懊恼; 沮丧; 令人懊丧(或懊恼、沮丧)的事物; 受阻; 受挫; 阻止; 挫败

复数：frustrations　

TOEFLIELTSTEM8医学

BNC.3925 / COCA.3240

牛津词典

noun

• 懊丧；懊恼；沮丧
  the feeling of being frustrated
  1. Dave thumped the table in frustration .
     戴夫懊恼得捶打桌子。
  2. She couldn't stand the frustration of not being able to help.
     眼睁睁帮不上忙，她可受不了。
  3. sexual frustration
     性挫败
• 令人懊丧（或懊恼、沮丧）的事物
  something that causes you to feel frustrated
  1. Every job has its difficulties and frustrations.
     每个工作都有困难和令人懊恼之处。
  2. Inevitably she took out her frustrations on the children.
     她不可避免地把气出在孩子们身上。
• 受阻；受挫；阻止；挫败
  the fact that sth is preventing sth/sb from succeeding
  1. the frustration of all his ambitions
     对他所有抱负的打击

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使灰心;使沮丧;使愤怒
  If somethingfrustratesyou, it upsets or angers you because you are unable to do anything about the problems it creates.
  1. These questions frustrated me...
     这些问题让我沮丧。
  2. Doesn't it frustrate you that audiences in the theatre are so restricted?
     观众在剧场里要受到如此多的限制，这难道不令人恼火吗？
• VERB 挫败;阻挠…的成功
  If someone or somethingfrustratesa plan or attempt to do something, they prevent it from succeeding.
  1. The government has deliberately frustrated his efforts to gain work permits for his foreign staff.
     政府故意阻挠他为自己的外籍员工申请工作许可证的努力。
  2. ...her frustrated attempt to become governor.
     她竞选州长的受挫之举

英英释义

noun

• an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
  Synonym:thwartingfoiling
• a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized
  1. her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration
• the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
  Synonym:defeat

双语例句

• His frustration showed in front of perseverance and optimism, did not they deserve our admiration and learning?
  他挫折面前表现出的毅力和乐观的态度，难道不值得我们敬佩和学习吗？
• With a gesture of frustration, she swept the cards from the table
  她懊恼地把桌子上的牌都拂到了地上。
• Their frustration and anger will manifest itself in crying and screaming
  他们用哭泣与尖叫表达自己的沮丧和愤怒。
• I nearly went bonkers with frustration.
  挫败感让我几近疯狂。
• A related effect that can be brought on by the workload is doubt, frustration, and possible loneliness.
  与此相关的影响，可以带来的工作负担是怀疑，挫折和可能的孤独。
• He cried with anger and frustration
  他愤怒而又沮丧得哭了起来。
• Frustration, anger and desperation have led to a series of wildcat strikes.
  挫败感、愤怒和绝望引起了一系列自发性的罢工。
• Premature retirement even with a golden handshake can well lead to extensive frustration and waste of scarce human resources.
  过早的退休即便有优厚的退休金也会导致挫伤和浪费人力。
• He would start writing to his family and would screw the letter up in frustration
  他会提笔给家人写信，却常常懊恼沮丧地又把信纸揉成一团。
• Several more days went by and the youth's frustration increased.
  几天又过去了，年轻人的挫折增加了。