心灰意冷 (xīn huī yì lěng) — utterly discouraged and disheartened; to lose all hope or enthusiasm
Definition
A fixed chengyu for being utterly disheartened and having lost all hope — the 'heart is ash, the will is cold' image is more literary and complete than plain 失望 or 沮丧.
verb
utterly discouraged and disheartenedto lose all hope or enthusiasm
Examples
- ，心灰意冷，。Zì cóng cí zhí shī bài hòu, tā biàn de xīn huī yì lěng, zhěng tiān wú jīng dǎ cǎi.After failing to quit his job, he became disheartened and listless all day.
- ，心灰意冷，。Suī rán zhè cì bǐ sài shū le, dàn nǐ men bú yào xīn huī yì lěng, xià cì hái yǒu jī huì.Although you lost this competition, don't be discouraged; there will be another chance.
- ，心灰意冷，。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā xīn huī yì lěng, yǎn lèi rěn bú zhù liú le xià lái.Upon hearing this news, she was disheartened and couldn't stop her tears from flowing.
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