desperation

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++des·per·a·tion /ˌdespəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] 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。

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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.