desperation

[.despə'reiʃən]

n.绝望, 铤而走险

n.

绝望; 不顾一切, 拼命[U]

In desperation they resorted to violence.

走投无路中, 他们采取了暴力。

词义辨析

同义:

n.拼命

recklessness  rage  madness  fury

n.不顾一切, 危急

urgency  criticalness  seriousness  gravity

n.失望

hopelessness  despair  despondency  slough of despondency  depression  discouragement  disheartenment

n.不可挽回

irredeemableness  irredeemability  irrecoverableness  irrevocability  irrevocableness  incurability  irremediableness  irreparability  irreparableness  irretrievability  irretrievableness

n.极度

great  intense  extreme  excessive  supreme  monstrous  prodigious  all-out

n.绝望

despairing  despondent  inconsolable  suicidal  broken-hearted  

英英释义

名词 desperation:

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

同义词：despair

desperate recklessness

补充

desperationdesperation英:[ˌdespəˈreiʃən] 美:[ˌdɛspəˈreʃən]n.1.绝望

例句

1. Sam's desperation grew worse as his exams approached.随着考试的临近, 萨姆学习越来越拼命。 2. In desperation I joined a physical exercise class.我实在没办法了, 只好参加了一个健身班。 3. It was out of sheer desperation that he had resorted to hijacking.他铤而走险, 才想起劫车这一招的。 4. his desperation to prove himself他想要证明自己的迫切渴望 5. There is a real desperation to put things right.真心希望能把事情理顺。 6. Such was my desperation for a child that I'd have done anything.我当时迫切渴望能有个孩子, 为此我倾尽全力。 7. the feeling of desperation felt by the refugees那些难民的绝望感 8. she wrote to him in desperation.她在绝望中给他写了封信。 9. She felt overcome by desperation.她感到万分绝望。 10. a life of desperation走投无路的生活 11. the desperation of severe poverty极度贫困下的绝望 12. The robbery was an act of desperation. [=a desperate act]这次抢劫是铤而走险的行为。 13. "They hired me out of desperation, because they couldn't get anyone else."他们出于无奈雇用了我，因为他们找不到其他人。 14. "Finally, in desperation, he tried to flee the country."最后，在走投无路的情况下，他试图逃离这个国家。