desperation
英 [despə'reɪʃn]
美[,dɛspə'reʃən]
- n. 绝望的境地；不顾一切拼命
实用场景例句
- an act of sheer desperation
- 完全绝望的行为
牛津词典
- There was a note of desperation in his voice.
- 听他的语气他急得要命。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- In desperation I joined a physical exercise class.
- 在绝望中我参加了一个健身班。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- In desperation, he finally broke down the door.
- 最后,他横了心把门砸开.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- For the first time in her life Jennifer was overwhelmed with a sense of desperation.
- 她有生以来第一次感到走投无路.
期刊摘选
- They are struggling with desperation to keep their heads above the water.
- 他们在拼命地挣扎着把头露出水面.
期刊摘选
- With strength born of desperation, I reached the village.
- 我使尽吃奶的力气总算跑到了那个村子.
期刊摘选
- Finally, in a moment of desperation, John put the parrot in the freezer.
- 最终, 在一阵绝望之后, 约翰把鹦鹉关进了冰箱.
期刊摘选
- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- We change for two and two reasons only, either inspiration or desperation.
- 促使我们改变的原因只有两个, 要么激励,要么绝望.
期刊摘选
- In desperation, some investors chose to believe in yourself and do an independent investigation and analysis.
- 无奈之下, 一些投资者选择了相信自己,独立做调研分析.
期刊摘选
- So she's trucking by choice, not desperation.
- 从事货车运输并非出于不顾一切的冲动和绝望, 而是她自己的选择.
期刊摘选
- In desperation he closed his eyes and covered his head, yet still he couldn't sleep.
- 他狠狠的闭着眼,蒙上了头, 睡不着.
汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
- But banks are understandably reluctant to show any hint of desperation.
- 但是那些银行却不愿显出任何着急的样子,这也很好理解.
期刊摘选
- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- Complaining about perceived rivals . Blatantly trying to denigrate rivals, revealing your poverty mentality and desperation.
- 意识到有情敌出现就抱怨; 明目张胆的试图诋毁对手, 暴露出你的可怜又绝望的心态.
期刊摘选
- It was a policy of desperation.
- 那是个令人绝望的政策.
期刊摘选
- In desperation they resorted to violence.
- 走投无路中,他们采取了暴力.
辞典例句
- Her suicide was motivated by desperation.
- 她自杀的诱因是自暴自弃.
期刊摘选
- Most lead lives of quiet desperation.
- 夶多数秂兜苼活在平静的绝望中.
期刊摘选
- Thoreau said, most man lead lives of quiet desperation. Don't be resigned to that.
- 梭罗说, 大多数人都过着孤寂无望的生活, 千万别任由这件事发生啊!
期刊摘选
- In desperation, I decided to try acupuncture.
- 我别无出路, 就决定试试针刺疗法.
《简明英汉词典》
- He was a myth that had been created out of desperation and poverty and despair.
- 他是从绝境、贫困和失望中创造出来的一个神话般的人物.
辞典例句
- If you don't stop this continual arguing, you will drive me to desperation.
- 如果你们不停止这场旷日持久的争论, 那会使我无法控制自己.
辞典例句
- 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。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- These uprisings come from desperation and a vista of a future without hope.
- 发生这些暴动是因为人们被逼上了绝路，未来看不到一点儿希望。
柯林斯例句
同义词辨析
despair, desperation, depression, disappointment
这些名词都有"绝望，沮丧"之意。
despair： 普通用词，指因灾难等因素而丧失希望和信心，陷入沮丧，绝望的境地。
desperation： 语气强烈，指因绝望而使人采取无所顾忌的疯狂行动。
depression： 侧重指因遭受重大失利或挫折而产生的低落情绪。
disappointment： 多指愿望或期望的落空。