desperation

美 [ˌdespəˈreɪʃn]英 [ˌdespəˈreɪʃn]
  • n.绝望;拼命;铤而走险
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noun

U绝望;拼命;铤而走险
the state of being desperate

In desperation , she called Louise and asked for her help.

在走投无路的情况下,她给路易丝打了个电话请她帮忙。

There was a note of desperation in his voice.

听他的语气他急得要命。

an act of sheer desperation

完全绝望的行为

desperation

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    N-UNCOUNT 绝望;孤注一掷;铤而走险;拼命
    Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you will try anything to change it.

    This feeling of desperation and helplessness was common to most of the refugees...

    大多数难民都有这种绝望和无助的感觉。

noun

1
desperate recklessness
it was a policy of desperation
2
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
in the depths of despair
they were rescued from despair at the last minute
courage born of desperation
Synonym: despair

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  1. In desperation I joined a physical exercise class .

    在绝望中我参加了一个健身班。

  2. This feeling of desperation and helplessness was common to most of the refugees

    大多数难民都有这种绝望和无助的感觉。

  3. In desperation , she called Louise and asked for her help .

    在走投无路的情况下,她给路易丝打了个电话请她帮忙。

  4. There was a note of desperation in his voice .

    听他的语气他急得要命。

  5. I only agreed out of sheer desperation .

    我一时情急才同意的。

  6. In desperation , Mrs. Jones submitted to an operation on her right knee to relieve the pain

    绝望之际,琼斯夫人只好同意在其右膝上做手术以减轻疼痛。

  7. Frustration , anger and desperation have led to a series of wildcat strikes .

    挫败感、愤怒和绝望引起了一系列自发性的罢工。

  8. In desperation I changed tack

    我走投无路,于是改变了策略。

  9. In desperation , they gave up resistance and surrendered .

    绝望之际,他们放弃抵抗投降了。

  10. The huge debt drove him to desperation .

    巨额债务逼得他铤而走险。

  11. In desperation , he finally broke down the door .

    最后,他横了心把门砸开。

  12. These uprisings come from desperation and a vista of a future without hope .

    发生这些暴动是因为人们被逼上了绝路,未来看不到一点儿希望。

  13. Even Mr. Clare began to feel tragical at the dairyman 's desperation .

    连克莱先生看到牛奶商这样无计奈何的样子,都觉得凄惨起来。

  14. In desperation I emptied all the items onto the floor and kneeing down , began to add up the prices .

    无可奈何之下,我把所有的东西都摆在地板上,跪下来开始把所有东西的价格加在一起。

  15. My parents came to the us out of financial desperation .

    我的父母由于经济困窘来到了美国。

  16. The decision they made was one of desperation .

    他们做出这样的决定只是走投无路。

  17. Obviously , inspiration is much better change trigger than desperation .

    显然,改变触发灵感是不是绝望好得多。

  18. In my desperation , I decided to give you one last chance .

    绝望之下,我决定给你最后一次机会。

  19. We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons : inspiration or desperation .

    我通常因原因作改:受感而被鼓舞,或是因望而拼命。

  20. We change for two and two reasons only , either inspiration or desperation .

    促使我们改变的原因只有两个,要么激励,要么绝望。

  21. In desperation , he decided to go back to London .

    在绝望中,他决定还是回伦敦去。

  22. The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation .

    大众在平静的绝望中过他们的人生。

  23. Look , I didn 't come out of desperation .

    看,我并不是因为绝望才这么干。

  24. Decisions made out of desperation are weak and ill advised .

    不顾一切而做出的决定是不明智的。

  25. Offering up your references too soon may hint at desperation .

    但是,主动提供推荐信可能会暗示你正处于走投无路的境地。

  26. It is more a measure of desperation than as one calculated to achieve victory .

    与其推测为“争取胜利”,不如说它是孤注一掷。

  27. Behind this short-term political desperation lies a longer-term institutional decline .

    在这种短期的政治层面的丧失信心背后,隐藏着一种较长期的机构层面的衰败。

  28. In the past , capital controls often smacked of desperation .

    过去,资本管控往往被认为是决策者“绝望”时的下策。

  29. You 'll be glad you didn 't take any old job in desperation .

    你会很高兴你没有在绝望中接受任何旧的职位。

  30. I say , I am ready to go for it with my desperation .

    我说,我已经预备好,去为它和我的绝望。

despair dejection desperation 【导航词义:绝望】
despair v. 绝望,无望
〔辨析〕

指完全失去希望和信心的感觉。

〔例证〕

Tragically, she took her own life in despair.

不幸的是,她在绝望中自杀了。

To the despair of the manager, the accountant absconded with the money.

让经理绝望的是,会计携款潜逃了。

dejection v. 沮丧,灰心
〔辨析〕

指灰心失望、沮丧气馁的心理状态。

〔例证〕

He walked home in dejection.

他沮丧地走回了家。

Beth showed her dejection at missing the game.

贝丝因错过了这场比赛而垂头丧气。

desperation v. 绝望,拼命
〔辨析〕

指丧失一切希望、走投无路的状态。

〔例证〕

In desperation, they gave up resistance and surrendered.

绝望之际,他们放弃抵抗投降了。

The huge debt drove him to desperation.

巨额债务逼得他铤而走险。