frus·tra·tion/frʌˈstreɪʃn; NAmEfrʌˈstreɪʃn/noun1[uncountable ]the feeling of being frustrated懊丧;懊恼;沮丧◆Dave thumped the table in frustration.戴夫懊恼得捶打桌子。◆She couldn't stand the frustration of not being able to help.她帮不上忙,懊丧得不行。◆sexual frustration性挫败2[countable , usually plural ]something that causes you to feel frustrated令人懊丧(或懊恼、沮丧)的事物◆Every job has its difficulties and frustrations.每个工作都有困难和令人懊恼之处。◆Inevitably she took out her frustrations on the children.她不可避免地把气出在孩子们身上。3[uncountable ]frustrationof sth ( formal) the fact that sth is preventing sth/sb from succeeding 受阻;受挫;阻止;挫败◆the frustration of all his ambitions对他所有抱负的打击frustrationfrustrationsfrus·tra·tion/frʌˈstreɪʃn; NAmEfrʌˈstreɪʃn/
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frustrationfrus‧tra‧tion /frʌˈstreɪʃən/ ●●○ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] the feeling of being annoyed, upset, or impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something: People often feel a sense of frustration that they are not being promoted quickly enough.in/with frustration I was practically screaming with frustration. In spite of his frustrations, he fell in love with the country.2[uncountable] the fact of being prevented from achieving what you are trying to achievefrustration of The frustration of his ambitions made him a bitter man.
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