- [uncountable]
the feeling of being frustrated 懊喪；懊惱；沮喪 - in frustration
Dave thumped the table in frustration. 戴夫懊惱得捶打桌子。 - frustration of (doing) something
She couldn't stand the frustration of not being able to help. 她幫不上忙，懊喪得不行。 sexual frustration 性挫敗
Extra ExamplesHe took his pent-up frustration out on his family. 他把因挫敗而鬱積的怒氣發洩在家人身上。 He was still seething with angry frustration. 他心裏仍因受到挫敗而滿含怒氣。 I agree that we are accomplishing nothing at the moment, and I share your frustration. 我同意我們目前什麽也沒做成，我與你一樣有挫敗感。 I could have wept with frustration. 我也可能是因爲感覺到沮喪才哭泣的。 I was crying out of frustration. 我因憤懑沮喪而大聲喊叫。 I sensed frustration in her voice. 我聽出她的話中有一種沮喪的口氣。 Many have expressed frustration at the delays. 許多人對延誤感到不滿。 There were tears of frustration in her eyes. 她眼中含着失意的淚水。 These petty rules can lead to frustration and anger. 這些瑣碎的條規會令人感到鬱悶和憤怒。 They're showing frustration over the lack of progress. 他們因爲沒有進展而顯得沮喪。 their frustration with bureaucracy 他們對官僚作風的憤懑
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- considerable
- great
- …
- experience
- feel
- seethe with
- …
- in frustration
- out of frustration
- through frustration
- …
- anger and frustration
- frustration and anger
- a feeling of frustration
- …
- in frustration
- [countable, usually plural]
something that causes you to feel frustrated 令人懊喪（或懊惱、沮喪）的事物 Every job has its difficulties and frustrations. 每個工作都有困難和令人懊惱之處。 She took out her frustrations on the children. 她把氣出在孩子們身上。 My biggest frustration was not having enough time. 我最感到沮喪的是時間不夠用。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- considerable
- great
- …
- experience
- feel
- seethe with
- …
- in frustration
- out of frustration
- through frustration
- …
- anger and frustration
- frustration and anger
- a feeling of frustration
- …
- [uncountable] frustration of something (formal)
the fact that something is preventing something/somebody from succeeding 受阻；受挫；阻止；挫敗 the frustration of all his ambitions 對他所有抱負的打擊
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin frustratio(n-), from frustrare ‘disappoint’, from frustra ‘in vain’.