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Desperation I Word Feeling 英 ˌdespə'Reɪʃn] 美 ˌdespə'Reɪʃn N.绝望;铤而走险

英语单词 desperation
英美音标 英 [ˌdespə'reɪʃn] 美 [ˌdespə'reɪʃn]
中文释义 n.绝望;铤而走险
英语例句 (1) I drop into desperation.
(2) He fell into desperation on hearing the gloomy news.
(3) Deep into my desperation lies in a beautiful surprise.
(4) Poverty drove her to desperation.
(5) I only agreed out of sheer desperation.
中文例句 (1) 我陷入绝望。
(2) 听到这个不好的消息,他陷入了绝望。
(3) 我总是在绝望深处,遇见美丽的惊喜.
(4) 贫穷逼得她走投无路。
(5) 我一时情急才同意的。
vocabulary简明 Desperation is a hopeless state. If you learned that your friend had sold her beloved shoe collection, you'd know she did it out of desperation.
vocabulary扩展 When you've lost hope or have run out of possible solutions to a problem, you're experiencing desperation. The word implies a reckless kind of frustration. For example, a person who hasn't eaten in three days might steal food out of desperation. The origin of the word traces back to the Latin desperare, "to lose all hope," which is formed from the prefix de-, "without," added to sperare, "hope."
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]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。

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