英语词汇“desperation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1 (noun) in the sense of misery

Definition

the state of being desperate

this feeling of desperation and helplessness

Synonyms

misery

All that money brought nothing but misery.

worry

His last years were overshadowed by financial worry.

trouble

She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine.

pain

Her eyes were filled with pain.

anxiety

torture

Waiting for the result was torture.

despair

She shook her head in despair at the futility of it all.

agony

We accepted there would be agony for the remaining children.

sorrow

It was a time of great sorrow.

distraction

anguish

A cry of anguish burst from her lips.

unhappiness

There was a lot of unhappiness in my adolescence.

heartache

He had been the cause of so much heartache.

hopelessness

despondency

There's a mood of gloom and despondency in the country.

2 (noun) in the sense of recklessness

Definition

desperate recklessness

It was an act of sheer desperation.

Synonyms

recklessness

madness (informal)

defiance

frenzy

Something like a frenzy enveloped them.

impetuosity

With characteristic impetuosity, he announced he was leaving school.

rashness

foolhardiness

heedlessness

Quotation

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation [Henry David Thoreau – Walden]

proverbs

Beggars can't be choosersA drowning man will clutch at a straw

单词	desperation
释义	Trends of desperation View usage for: desperation (despəreɪʃən) uncountable noun 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. In desperation I joined a physical exercise class. More Synonyms of desperation desperation in British English (ˌdɛspəˈreɪʃən) noun 1. desperate recklessness 2. the act of despairing or the state of being desperate desperation in American English (ˌdɛspərˈeɪʃən) noun 1. the state of being desperate 2. recklessness resulting from despair Word origin ME desperacioun < L desperatio Examples of 'desperation' in a sentence desperation This one lacks fear and desperation; it's almost too polite. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Sometimes you pray out of sheer desperation. Christianity Today (2000) Gotta hide my desperation before it shows. The Sun (2010) Wild returns to the more familiar themes of quiet desperation and messed up lives. Times, Sunday Times (2014) This study of desperation and acute poverty is as tightly wound as a thriller. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It was a gesture of sheer desperation. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Sufferers tend to live lives of quiet desperation. Times, Sunday Times (2010) At one point the audience laughed in sheer desperation at a cat. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Some have prospered but most lead lives of quiet desperation. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Most men lead lives of quiet desperation. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It has been good to busy myself but a quiet desperation remains with me always. Times, Sunday Times (2007) You cannot manufacture fear and desperation. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It was a measure of the desperation of the situation that such valuable ships should be used in such a dangerous role. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Hamlet looks at the desperation of his situation, and audiences just react with laughter at moments. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The helpless infant stirs a distant memory and provides a link to the humanity that poverty and desperation has all but crushed from him. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It smacks of sheer desperation. The Sun (2009) Old people are more likely to commit theft than other age groups, and they often do so out of poverty and desperation. Times, Sunday Times (2015) They showed that desperation that I have been talking about. The Sun (2016) Out of sheer desperation I jumped out and ran to safety. Times, Sunday Times (2010) That might sound worthy to the point of torpor, but this study of desperation and acute poverty is as tightly wound as a thriller. Times, Sunday Times (2009) If suicide operations reflected Japanese desperation, it could not be claimed that they were ineffectual. Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007) Hove Albion fans pushed hard for a new stadium for more than a decade and their home attendances over the past two seasons reflect that desperation. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Is it really love if I don't feel that fear or desperation? Times, Sunday Times (2015) Sometimes the handful of mothers who attend show their desperation by trying to grab the present bags, terrified that there won't be enough. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Quotations The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperationHenry David ThoreauWalden Beggars can't be choosers A drowning man will clutch at a straw In other languages desperation British English: desperation NOUN 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. American English: desperation Brazilian Portuguese: desespero Chinese: 不顾一切 European Spanish: desesperación French: désespoir German: Verzweiflung Italian: disperazione Japanese: 絶望 Korean: 필사적임 European Portuguese: desespero Latin American Spanish: desesperación Chinese translation of 'desperation' desperation (dɛspəˈreɪʃən) n (u) 绝(絕)望 (juéwàng) in or out of (sheer) desperation 处(處)于(於)/出于(於)(完全的)绝(絕)望 (chǔyú/chūyú (wánquán de) juéwàng) 1 (noun) in the sense of misery Definition the state of being desperate this feeling of desperation and helplessness Synonyms misery All that money brought nothing but misery. worry His last years were overshadowed by financial worry. trouble She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine. pain Her eyes were filled with pain. anxiety torture Waiting for the result was torture. despair She shook her head in despair at the futility of it all. agony We accepted there would be agony for the remaining children. sorrow It was a time of great sorrow. distraction anguish A cry of anguish burst from her lips. unhappiness There was a lot of unhappiness in my adolescence. heartache He had been the cause of so much heartache. hopelessness despondency There's a mood of gloom and despondency in the country. 2 (noun) in the sense of recklessness Definition desperate recklessness It was an act of sheer desperation. Synonyms recklessness madness (informal) defiance frenzy Something like a frenzy enveloped them. impetuosity With characteristic impetuosity, he announced he was leaving school. rashness foolhardiness heedlessness Quotation The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation [Henry David Thoreau – Walden] proverbs Beggars can't be choosersA drowning man will clutch at a straw Additional synonyms in the sense of agony Definition acute physical or mental pain We accepted there would be agony for the remaining children. Synonyms suffering, pain, distress, misery, torture, discomfort, torment, hardship, woe, anguish, pangs, affliction, throes in the sense of anguish Definition great mental pain A cry of anguish burst from her lips. Synonyms suffering, pain, torture, distress, grief, misery, agony, torment, sorrow, woe, heartache, heartbreak, pang, throe in the sense of despair Definition total loss of hope She shook her head in despair at the futility of it all. Synonyms despondency, depression, misery, gloom, desperation, anguish, melancholy, hopelessness, dejection, wretchedness, disheartenment Synonyms of 'desperation' desperation Explore 'desperation' in the dictionary
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