挫折， ざせつ
1. setback, failure (e.g. plans, business), frustration, discouragement
挫折、失败(如计划、事业)，沮丧，灰心
病気のために彼の希望はすべて挫折した。
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His illness disappointed all his hopes.
His illness defeated all his hopes.
His illness dashed all his hopes.
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病気で彼の旅行の計画は挫折した。
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Illness frustrated his plans for the trip.
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資金不足のためわれわれの計画は挫折した。
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Our plan failed because of the shortage of funds.
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子供たちは、勉強の挫折に対してあまりがまん強さを示さない。
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Children exhibit a low tolerance for the frustrations of learning.
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芸術作品とは人間の活動の最終的な生産物であり、人類のあらゆる精神的な苦痛と、果てしない苦労と、挫折した努力を最後に正当化してくれるものなのだと私は思っていた。
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The work of art, I decided, was the final product of human activity, and the final justification for all the misery, the endless toil and the frustrated strivings of humanity.
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