desperate

[US]/ˈdespərət/
[UK]/ˈdespərət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 不顾一切的, 拼命的, 绝望的, 危急的, 极渴望的
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

feel desperate

感到绝望

desperate need

迫切需要

desperate situation

绝境

desperate measures

不择手段

become desperate

变得绝望

desperate attempt

孤注一掷

Example Sentences

a desperate illness; a desperate situation.

绝症;危险境地

there is a desperate shortage of teachers.

教师极度缺乏。

He is a desperate criminal.

他是个亡命之徒。

He's desperate for money.

他极渴望得到钱。

They're desperate to escape.

他们急于想逃跑。

I am desperate for a cigarette.

我极想抽一支烟。

he was desperate not to slight a guest.

他极力想不冷落每一位客人。

the desperate ploy had worked.

孤注一掷的做法起作用了。

desperate times call for desperate measures.

危时需峻法。

the desperate look of hunger; a desperate cry for help.

饥饿者脸上那绝望的样子;绝望的呼救声

The report limned a desperate situation.

那报道描述出一个严重的情况。

The man lost in the desert was desperate for water.

在沙漠中迷失方向的人极度渴望得到水。

The desperate bandit's firing at the police!

那个亡命的匪徒正朝着警察开枪!

They made a desperate attempt to save the company.

他们为挽救公司作孤注一掷的努力。

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