drive sb. to desperation

逼得某人走头无路; 逼得某人铤而走险

Nature teased us with a succession of calm, clear-pool moments of utter tranquillity alternating with turbulent, tumbling rapids of frantic desperation

大自然捉弄着我们--经过一段无比宁静、清澈的水面，又被抛进汹涌、湍急、疯狂而令人绝望的激流之中。

The ruffian laid about in desperation .

歹徒在绝望中向四周乱打一气。

But her heart sank, she saw how utterly he disliked her, when she went against him. And she saw him in a sort of desperation .

但是,她的心里是难过的,她看见了当她反对他时,他是多么地厌恶她。她看见他陷于一种失望的神情中。

What she was still too new to sense was that this rapaciousness was born not of optimism but desperation

她还没有认识到，这种贪婪并不是与生俱来的乐观，而是绝望。

Her suicide was motivated by desperation .

她自杀的诱因是自暴自弃。

Desperation and Illusion-An Analysis of Lu Xun’s Life Experience

绝望与虚妄-试析鲁迅的生命体验

Struggle in Desperation and Appearance of Individual as Main Body: Based on the Works by Peng Yan-jiao and Lü Yuan from 1955 to 1976

绝望中的抗争与个人主体性的出现―以彭燕郊与绿原1955~1976年的写作为例

Even Mr. Clare began to feel tragical at the dairyman’s desperation

连克莱先生看到牛奶商这样无计奈何的样子，都觉得凄惨起来。

The stranger turned to go. Desperation forced the words from her lips. “But who.., who bought it?”Pausing in the open doorway, he replied, “Your husband, ma’ am. ”And then he was gone.

那陌生人转身要走，急得斯特拉赶紧问，“可是……是谁买的?”他停在门口，回答说，“您的丈夫，夫人。”说完就走了。

It was undertaken under the stress of desperation , and in its essence was purely protective

那只不过是在绝望的迫使下作出的一种反应，就本质而言，纯属自卫性质。

Men and women alike screamed with rage, fear and desperation , all mixed into one emotional spasm.“

男男女女都--样，又气，又怕，又急，而齐声叫了起来，大家都情绪激忿。”

If you don`t stop this continual arguing，you will drive me in desperation .

你如果不再停止这种不休的辩论，我可要发火(脾气)了.

kick at the locked door in desperation

拼命踢锁着的门.

Poverty drove her to desperation

贫穷逼得她走投无路。

The prisoner clawed at the cell door in desperation .

囚犯绝望地乱抓牢房的门.

If you don’ t stop this continual arguing, you will drive me to desperation

如果你们不停止这场旷日持久的争论，那会使我无法控制自己。

Failure didn`t drive him to despair (desperation ).

失败并没使他绝望.

Failure drove him to desperation .

失败使他铤而走险

And while assurances have been given that there will be no bombing of women and children, there may come a time of desperation when all restraints go to the winds.

虽然双方都保证绝不将炸弹投向妇孺，然而一旦双方都毫无顾忌时，可怕的日子将随之而来。

He comes to a tree and lies down in its shade (awaiting death), for he has lost all hope of finding his camel. Then, while he is in that state (of desperation ), suddenly it is there before him! So he seizes its halter and cries out

他来到一颗树并躺在树荫下(等死)，因为他几乎不可能找到他的骆驼。然后，当他处于那种状态时(绝望)，突然骆驼出现在他眼前!然后它抓住骆驼的绳子并大喊

He stole the money in desperation

他在绝望中偷了钱。

In desperation the Assembly elected solon as Archon of Athens with the widest possible brief to reform the constitution and save the economy

万般无奈之下，执政委员会推举梭伦担当雅典的执政官，要求他修改宪法，振兴经济。

In desperation I pleaded with the attackers.

我不顾一切向攻击者哀求.

I worked with the fear of desperation , burdened with mental and spiritual conflicts that were more devastating than pain or hunger.

我战战兢兢地拼命工作，心理上担负着一种比饥饿或痛苦还要可怕的矛盾。

Turning on Israel over oil would have been a self-defeating act of desperation

以石油禁运为理由而对以色列施加压力是一种铤而走险、自招失败的行动。

Sometimes, I was overcome with desperation and grief

有时，我会被失望和悲哀所笼罩。

In desperation he appealed to the very moderate Tory, harley, who was minister of state, for assistance

在走投无路的情况下，他向当时任国务大臣的十分温和的托利党人哈利求缓。

“What does this unmannerly boy mean”, asked Mr. Gradgrind, eyeing him in a sort of desperation , “by Tight-Jeff?”

这个没礼貌的孩子是什么意思，紧索不紧索的?”葛雷硬先生无可奈何地看了他一眼问道。

These moves smack of desperation

这些举措带有绝望的色彩。

in desperation

拼死, 无可奈何地