despairing

动词 despair:

1. abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
   同义词：despair

形容词 despairing:

1. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
   同义词：desperate

1. She looked wretched and forlorn, despairing of the arrival of a friend who had promised to meet her.
   她看上去又可怜又孤独，对于答应来看她的朋友的到来已不抱希望。
2. The despairing man jumped off the crag.
   那个绝望的人跳下了悬崖。

de.spair.ing

adj.（形容词）
Characterized by or resulting from despair; hopeless.See Synonyms at despondent
绝望的：以绝望为特征的，由于绝望而引起的；没有希望的参见 despondent

【引伸】
despair.ingly
adv.（副词）