This flashcard defines "frustration" as a feeling of being annoyed and impatient (uncountable) and as something that causes this feeling (countable). It offers examples and translations, including the phrase "sexual frustration."
This flashcard defines "frustration" as an uncountable noun representing the feeling of being frustrated, and also as a countable noun for something that causes frustration. It provides definitions and example sentences in English with Chinese translations.
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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frustration
[frʌˈstreɪʃn]
TOEFL
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frustrations[667]
挫折(85%),失败(14%),令人沮丧的东西(1%)
n.挫折
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