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单词 desperation
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desperation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌdes.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdes.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
C2
thefeelingthat you have when you are in such abadsituationthat you arewillingto takerisksinordertochangeit:
破釜沉舟，拼死一搏
There was anoteof desperation in hisvoice.他的声音里透出破釜沉舟的决心。
Indesperation, theyjumpedout of thewindowtoescapethefire.情急之下，他们跳出窗户躲避大火。
anactofdesperation破釜沉舟之举
thefeelingofneedingorwantingsomething very much:
急需；渴求
his desperation tosurvive他强烈的求生欲望
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(Definition ofdesperationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

desperation| American Dictionary

desperation
noun[U]
us
/ˌdes·pəˈreɪ·ʃən/
thefeelingof being in such abadsituationthat you will take anyrisktochangeit:
In desperation, theyjumpedout of thewindowtoescapethefire.
(Definition ofdesperationfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdesperation

desperation
We understand the desperations that, unfortunately, have produced the spirit that only force can solve this question.
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Eventually, indesperation, he seeks a doctor, and receives the salutary advice to stop work and take a break in the country.
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Insecurity was followed by anxiety and feelings ofdesperation.
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The apparent recklessness of the act is a testimony to thedesperationof the situation.
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Exalted imagery may be evidence not of universal enthusiasm but of adesperationto paper over cracks.
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There are no lives of quietdesperationhere.
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When describing the mood among those imprisoned, primary accounts convey a silentdesperationin the first years of this persecution.
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My anticipation that the chapters contributed seemingly by default by the editor would show some signs of haste anddesperationwas, happily, not met.
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The violence of secret societies, on the other hand, appears ineradicable given thedesperationof the lower classes.
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The testimony of some of these women demonstrates thedesperationat, and mistrust of, the actions of the colonial administration and indigenous leadership.
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In theirdesperation, they feel they have no alternative but to seek sanctuary elsewhere, however hazardous the attempt might be.
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78 such features were constructed as acts ofdesperationin response to climatic change.
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When they did achieve proximity, it was unsatisfactory, temporary, or more expressive ofdesperationthan desire.
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All of us have, lurking somewhere on our hard disks, some 'quick and dirty' improvisations, sometimes thrown together indesperation, that just seem to work!
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Indesperation, he throws himself at the wall of his cell.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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