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. 绝望;孤注一掷;铤而走险;拼命
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。
Quotations
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperationHenry David ThoreauWalden
ADJECTIVE | ... OF DESPERATION | VERB + DESPERATION | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤pure, sheer完全/全然絕望▸➤quiet暗自絕望▸➤growing, increasing越來越絕望◇We realized with a sense of growing desperation that nobody knew we were in there.意識到沒有人知道我們在那裏,我們愈發絕望。... OF DESPERATION➤hint, note一絲絕望◇There was a note of desperation in her voice.她話語中帶有一絲絕望。VERB + DESPERATION➤feel感覺到絕望▸➤drive sb to逼得某人走投無路◇Driven to desperation by the noise, we called the police.我們被噪聲吵得受不了,就打電話叫了警察。PREPOSITION➤in (your) desperation孤注一擲◇In desperation, I decided to try acupuncture.我走投無路,就決定試試針刺療法。◇In his desperation to escape, Tom had slipped and broken a leg.湯姆在拚命逃跑時滑倒摔斷了一條腿。➤out of desperation出於絕望◇She became a thief out of sheer desperation.她因為徹底絕望而成了小偷。➤desperation about, desperation at對⋯的絕望◇Many of us feel a quiet desperation at the future.我們中許多人都暗暗對未來感到絕望。PHRASES➤an act of desperation鋌而走險之舉◇The robbery was an act of desperation.這次搶劫是鋌而走險之舉。➤courage, strength, etc. born of desperation由於絕望而產生的勇氣/力量等◇With strength born of desperation, she managed to break down the door.她情急之下爆發出一股力量,撞開了房門。