desperado

[US]/ˌdespə'rɑːdəʊ/
[UK]/ˌdɛspə'rɑdo/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 亡命徒, 暴徒
Word Forms

Example Sentences

He was known as a desperado in the wild west.

他在西部荒野被称为一个亡命之徒。

The desperado robbed the bank at gunpoint.

那个亡命之徒持枪抢劫了银行。

The sheriff finally caught the desperado after a long chase.

警长在长时间追捕后终于抓到了那个亡命之徒。

The desperado rode into town on a stolen horse.

那个亡命之徒骑着一匹偷来的马进了城。

They say he's a real desperado, always getting into trouble.

他们说他是个真正的亡命之徒,总是惹上麻烦。

The desperado's hideout was discovered by the authorities.

当局发现了那个亡命之徒的藏身之处。

The desperado's gang was feared throughout the region.

那个亡命之徒的团伙在整个地区都令人畏惧。

The desperado had a price on his head for his crimes.

那个亡命之徒因犯罪而被悬赏捉拿。

The desperado was known for his quick draw and sharpshooting skills.

那个亡命之徒以快速拔枪和射击技能而闻名。

The townspeople were on edge knowing a desperado was on the loose.

镇上的居民因知道有个亡命之徒在逍遥法外而感到紧张。

Real-world Examples

For our desperadoes, it's a marriage made in heaven.

对这些匪徒来说这就是天作之合。

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

The Guanacaste forest is home to a good many of these desperadoes.

这些亡命之徒中有很多选择在瓜纳卡斯特森林里面安家。

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

She's watching her Mexican soap opera. The rebel's virgin daughter is about to be seduced by the escaped desperado.

她正坐那看她的墨西哥肥皂剧。(电视剧中)叛乱分子的纯洁女儿被逃跑的亡命之徒所勾引。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

How'd I go from desperado to accountant?

我怎么从亡命之徒变成了会计师?

Source: Legends of Tomorrow Season 2

He wanted to designate a destroyer and some desperate desperadoes to a destitute country.

他想指派一艘驱逐舰和一些拼死的暴徒到一个贫困的国家去。

Source: Pan Pan

After a moment she began to smile. She didn't like the looks of this elderly desperado but his presence would simplify matters.

过了一会儿,她脸上露出了笑容,这个老家伙的相貌她并不喜欢,可是用了他,事情就好办多了。

Source: Gone with the Wind

" If, " said I, " even one of our countrymen succumbs to these overbearing desperadoes, that will indeed be a defeat for the country" !

“如果,”我说,“即使我们的一个同胞屈服于这些霸道的亡命之徒,那确实是国家的失败”!

Source: Family and the World (Part 2)

For some time the neighborhood has been terrorized by the crimes of a gang of desperadoes, who, under the cover of a carefully planned organization, have perpetrated the most infamous cruelties on men and women.

一段时间以来,这个社区一直被一群亡命之徒的罪行吓坏了,他们在一个精心策划的组织的掩护下,对男人和女人犯下了最臭名昭著的残忍行为。

Source: Three mysterious people

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