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单词 desperation
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desperation

noun
/ˌdespəˈreɪʃn/
/ˌdespəˈreɪʃn/
[uncountable]
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  1. the state of being desperate
    • in desperation In desperation, she called Louise and asked for her help.
    • There was a note of desperation in his voice.
    • an act of sheer desperation
    Extra Examples
    • Driven to desperation by our noisy neighbours, we called the police.
    • In desperation, I decided to try acupuncture.
    • In his desperation to escape, Tom had slipped and broken a leg.
    • Many of us feel a quiet desperation at the future.
    • She became a thief out of sheer desperation.
    • The robbery was an act of desperation.
    • We realized with a sense of growing desperation that nobody knew we were in there.
    • With strength born of desperation, she managed to break down the door.
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • pure
    • sheer
    • quiet
    … of desperation
    • hint
    • note
    verb + desperation
    • feel
    • drive somebody to
    preposition
    • in (your) desperation
    • out of desperation
    • desperation  about
    phrases
    • an act of desperation
    • courage, strength, etc. born of desperation
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin desperatio(n-), from the verb desperare, from de- ‘down from’ + sperare ‘to hope’.
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