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BNC: 7652 COCA: 7496

desperation

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des·per·a·tion /ˌdespəˈreɪʃən/ ●○○ noun [uncountableU]  
SERIOUS SITUATIONthe state of being desperate 绝望；拼命，不顾一切
 a look of desperation
绝望的眼神
in/out of desperation
 She resorted to stealing food out of desperation.
她走投无路，只好偷东西吃。
 In desperation, we had to borrow the money.
绝望之际，我们只得去借这笔钱。
Examples from the Corpus
desperation• It was just a feeling of anger and desperation.• Here, lawlessness, poverty and desperation were the norm.• Anger that she wasn't answering now combined with concern and something approaching desperation in his mind.• I went to the police in desperation!• Even his last act of desperation proved a failure.• Other self-defeating organizations rely on insincere optimism and empty slogans to mask an inner sense of desperation.• Even a minor incident reveals his desperate determination to overcome, the desperation of the poor.
in/out of desperation• His family, meanwhile, insisted he acted out of desperation to save himself and his pregnant fiancee from an angry crowd.• He is a supply hooligan, acting out of desperation not loyalty.• Dumping sometimes comes out of desperation.• Finally, out of desperation, even mainstream politicians began to search for new approaches.
des·per·a·tion noun
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BNC: 7652 COCA: 7496
desperation

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ADJECTIVE | ... OF DESPERATION | VERB + DESPERATION | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤pure, sheer完全／全然絕望▸➤quiet暗自絕望▸➤growing, increasing越來越絕望◇We realized with a sense of growing desperation that nobody knew we were in there.意識到沒有人知道我們在那裏，我們愈發絕望。... OF DESPERATION➤hint, note一絲絕望◇There was a note of desperation in her voice.她話語中帶有一絲絕望。VERB + DESPERATION➤feel感覺到絕望▸➤drive sb to逼得某人走投無路◇Driven to desperation by the noise, we called the police.我們被噪聲吵得受不了，就打電話叫了警察。PREPOSITION➤in (your) desperation孤注一擲◇In desperation, I decided to try acupuncture.我走投無路，就決定試試針刺療法。◇In his desperation to escape, Tom had slipped and broken a leg.湯姆在拚命逃跑時滑倒摔斷了一條腿。➤out of desperation出於絕望◇She became a thief out of sheer desperation.她因為徹底絕望而成了小偷。➤desperation about, desperation at對⋯的絕望◇Many of us feel a quiet desperation at the future.我們中許多人都暗暗對未來感到絕望。PHRASES➤an act of desperation鋌而走險之舉◇The robbery was an act of desperation.這次搶劫是鋌而走險之舉。➤courage, strength, etc. born of desperation由於絕望而產生的勇氣／力量等◇With strength born of desperation, she managed to break down the door.她情急之下爆發出一股力量，撞開了房門。
BNC: 7652 COCA: 7496
desperation noun
⇨ despair
BNC: 7652 COCA: 7496
desperation
Anger and annoyance: asperity, anger, annoyance...
Feelings of worry and nervousness: worry, concern, stress...

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