frustration
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++frus·tra·tion /frʌˈstreɪʃən/ ●●○ noun 1 [countable, uncountable]ANNOY the feeling of being annoyed, upset, or impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something 懊丧，懊恼，沮丧 People often feel a sense of frustration that they are not being promoted quickly enough. 人们经常有一种挫折感，就是觉得自己升职不够快。in/with frustration I was practically screaming with frustration. 我懊恼得几乎要大叫起来。 In spite of his frustrations, he fell in love with the country. 尽管失意，但他还是爱上了这个国家。2 [uncountable]PREVENT the fact of being prevented from achieving what you are trying to achieve 受挫，受阻，挫败frustration of The frustration of his ambitions made him a bitter man. 壮志未酬使他成了个牢骚满腹的人。
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frustration• It is difficult to read the book without sharing her anger and frustration, or feeling her love of open spaces.• Then he was kicking, frightened yet enraged, eyes blurred with the tears of his own anger and frustration.• Throughout time, people have turned their anger and frustration inward.• Students have spoken of their growing frustration with school administrators.• In the end, she threw her pencil across the room in frustration, then paced over to the window.• A strip stuck to the underside of the rule worked beautifully: no more slipping, frustration, or wasted tiles!• He looked around the room and felt the frustration and anger building up inside him.• Showbusiness gave the youngster a chance to escape into another world, away from the frustrations of an unsettled childhood.• Poetry helps me express some of the frustrations I feel.• The discussion sessions help patients deal with some of the frustrations they may be feeling.sense of frustration• Those meetings highlighted the deep sense of frustration with the management of the Foyle system.• The deep sense of frustration and resentment felt by leaders of the Nixon administration should not be dismissed as mere paranoia.• Whitman recognizes, at times with a genuine sense of frustration, the limitations of speech.• But whatever the cause, there are no benefits for the farmer, only an increasing sense of frustration and anger.• Charlie looked at the perfect profile beside him and sighed at his own sense of frustration.• For many in local authority or privately rented accommodation, the sense of frustration and powerlessness can be overwhelming.frustration of• Recession can lead to the frustration of entrepreneurial initiative.frus·tra·tion nounChineseSyllable
impatient, Corpus of being annoyed, because upset, or the feeling
frustration
frus‧tra‧tion /frʌˈstreɪʃən/
noun
1. [uncountable and countable] 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 achieve
frustration of
The frustration of his ambitions made him a bitter man.
▪ anger a strong emotion that you feel because someone has behaved badly or because a situation seems bad or unfair: Andrea still feels a lot of anger towards her mom, who left when she was a little girl. | I’ve said some things in anger that have almost cost me my marriage.
▪annoyance slight anger or impatience: He expressed annoyance at the way his comments had been misinterpreted. | The meetings were held in secret, much to the annoyance of some members of Congress.
▪irritation a feeling of being annoyed and impatient, especially because something keeps happening or someone keeps saying something: He could not hide his irritation at her persistent questioning. | Unwanted sales calls are a source of irritation for many people.
▪frustration a feeling of being annoyed, especially because you cannot do what you want or because you cannot change or control a situation: You can imagine my frustration when I found out that the next bus didn’t leave till 4 hours later. | There is a growing sense of frustration over the situation in Burma. | The government has expressed frustration at the slow legal process.
▪exasperation a feeling of being very annoyed because you cannot control a situation, learn to do something, or understand something, even though you are trying very hard: Isaac sighed in exasperation. | Exasperation at the team’s lack of success was evident among the fans.
▪resentment anger because you think you are being treated badly or unfairly: The sudden increase in the numbers of immigrants has caused resentment among local people.
▪indignation anger and surprise about an unfair situation: His voice sounded full of indignation. | The scandal caused righteous indignation among opposition politicians.
▪ill/bad feeling anger between two people because of something that has happened: I had no ill feeling towards him.
▪rancour British English, rancor American English formal a feeling of anger and hatred towards someone who you cannot forgive because they harmed you in the past: Even though he had lost the court case, he had shown no rancour.
▪spleen formal anger, especially anger that is unreasonable: He vented his spleen (=said why he was angry)against the airline in an article in the Times.
frus‧tra‧tion /frʌˈstreɪʃən/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] the feeling of being annoyed, upset, or impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something:
in/with frustration
2. [uncountable] the fact of being prevented from achieving what you are trying to achieve
frustration of
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