desperation
英 [despə'reɪʃn]
美[,dɛspə'reʃən]
- n. 绝望的境地；不顾一切拼命
考试真题
- But it’s one of many low- tech fixes for high-tech failures that people without engineering degrees have discovered, often out of desperation and shared.
出自-2016年6月听力原文
- A cynic might speculate that the UK is on the verge of disappearing into an endless fever of self-celebration in its desperation to reinvent itself for the post-Brexit world: after town of culture, who knows that will follow-village of culture?
2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. In desperation I changed tack.
- 我走投无路，于是改变了策略。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. In desperation I joined a physical exercise class.
- 在绝望中我参加了一个健身班。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. 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。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》