词汇集 绝望（属于 情况与状态）：完整且详细的清单
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needs must when the devil drives
/niːdz mʌst wen ðə ˈdev.əl draɪvz/
(idiom) 形势所迫, 不得不为
示例:
I don't really want to sell the house, but needs must when the devil drives.
我真的不想卖掉这房子，但形势所迫，不得不为。
a drowning man will clutch at a straw
/ə ˈdraʊ.nɪŋ mæn wɪl klʌtʃ æt ə strɔː/
(idiom) 溺水者攀草, 急不暇择
示例:
He is trying to save his failing business with a lottery ticket; a drowning man will clutch at a straw.
他想靠彩票来挽救倒闭的生意，真是急不暇择（溺水者见草也抓）。
a hungry wolf is fixed to no place
/ə ˈhʌŋ.ɡri wʊlf ɪz fɪkst tuː noʊ pleɪs/
(idiom) 饥饿的狼居无定所
示例:
He traveled across the country looking for work, proving that a hungry wolf is fixed to no place.
他走遍全国寻找工作，证明了饥饿的狼居无定所。
/ˈɛni pɔːrt ɪn ə stɔːrm/
(idiom) 急不暇择, 饥不择食
示例:
The hotel was overpriced and dirty, but it was raining hard and we were exhausted—any port in a storm.
旅馆又贵又脏，但当时下着大雨，我们精疲力竭——急不暇择。
/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɚ breɪks stoʊn wɔːlz/
(idiom) 饥饿能破石墙, 饥寒起盗心
示例:
The refugees showed incredible resourcefulness to survive; truly, hunger breaks stone walls.
难民们为了生存表现出了惊人的机智；真是饥饿能破石墙。
scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings
/ˈskɔːrn.fəl dɔːɡz wɪl iːt ˈdɝː.t̬i ˈpʊd.ɪŋz/
(idiom) 饥不择食, 迫于生计
示例:
He used to mock cheap cars, but now that he's broke, scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings.
他以前常嘲笑廉价车，但现在他破产了，饥不择食。
/niːd meɪks ði oʊld waɪf trɑːt/
(idiom) 急中生智, 迫于无奈而行动
示例:
He never wanted to work overtime, but with the bills piling up, need makes the old wife trot.
他从不想加班，但随着账单堆积，急中生智，迫于无奈也得行动。