desperate ☊ 
绝望 → ☊ 
tuyệt vọng 
desperate like: Tuyệt vọng → →
verzweifeln an ☊ 
tuyệt vọng, chán nản ☊ 
绝望 ☊ jué wàng verzweifeln an ☊ tuyệt vọng, chán nản ☊ ☊ Verzweifelt ruft sie Tri an: ☊ Tuyệt vọng cô điện thoại cho Trí: ☊ (Lektion 68, Nr. 969) She desperately wanted to win her father's approval. ☊ approval ☊
born (out) of sth: She acted with a courage born (out) of desperation. ☊ born ☊
to give a cry of anguish/despair/relief/surprise/terror, etc. ☊ cry ☊
She was in the depths of despair ☊ depth ☊
The prisoners grew increasingly desperate. ☊ desperate ☊
Stores are getting desperate after two years of poor sales. ☊ desperate ☊
Somewhere out there was a desperate man, cold, hungry, hunted. ☊ desperate ☊
I heard sounds of a desperate struggle in the next room. ☊ desperate ☊
a desperate bid for freedom ☊ desperate ☊
She clung to the edge in a desperate attempt to save herself. ☊ desperate ☊
His increasing financial difficulties forced him to take desperate measures. ☊ desperate ☊
Doctors were fighting a desperate battle to save the little girl's life. ☊ desperate ☊
desperate (for sth): He was so desperate for a job he would have done anything. ☊ desperate ☊
I'm desperate for a cigarette. ☊ desperate ☊
desperate (to do sth): I was absolutely desperate to see her. ☊ desperate ☊
desperately ill/unhappy/lonely ☊ desperately ☊
They desperately wanted a child. ☊ desperately ☊
She looked desperately around for a weapon. ☊ desperately ☊
drive sb to sth: Those kids are driving me to despair. ☊ drive ☊
Each day that passed he grew more and more desperate. ☊ each ☊
rescue sb/sth + adj.: She had despaired of ever being rescued alive. ☊ rescue ☊
He searched desperately for something to say. ☊ search ☊
People were desperately seeking shelter from the gunfire. ☊ shelter ☊
I had visions of us getting hopelessly lost. ☊ vision ☊