desperation

[英] [ˌdespəˈreɪʃən] [美] [ˌdɛspəˈreʃən] 生词本

n.

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1. 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。

  • In desperation I joined a physical exercise class.

    在绝望中我参加了一个健身班。

Noun

1. a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly;

  • "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"

2. desperate recklessness;

  • "it was a policy of desperation"
1. At the end of the film, the man becomes a thief out of sheer desperation.
在电影的结尾,这个人由于彻底绝望而成了小偷。

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2. In desperation, I decided to try acupuncture.
我别无出路,就决定试试针刺疗法。

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3. In desperation, he finally broke down the door.
最后,他横了心把门砸开。

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4. In his desperation to escape, Tom had slipped and broken a leg.
汤姆在拼命逃跑时滑倒摔断了一条腿。

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