[译] 他对获取奖学金已不抱希望。
[误] He despaired to win a scholarship.

[正] He despaired of winning a scholarship.
[注] despair 作不及物动词，后面须接 of + (doing) sth.，表示“对……绝望”，不接动词不定式。如：He has despaired of his future. 他对他的将来绝望了。