desperate

单词音标

desperate音标[\'despәrәt]

汉语翻译

a. 不顾一切的, 危急的, 令人绝望的, 极渴望的

词型变化

名词:desperateness副词:desperately

英语解释

名词 desperate:

a person who is frightened and in need of help

形容词 desperate:

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

同义词：despairing

desperately determined

同义词：do-or-die

(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair

showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort

同义词：heroic

showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire

fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

同义词：dire

例句

If foreign aid dries up the situation will be desperate.

倘若外援枯竭，形势将极为严重。

He\'s desperate for a glass of water.

他极想喝一杯水。

They invoked help in the desperate situation.

他们在走投无路的情况下恳求援助。

He was rifling through her desk in a desperate search for the letter.

他拼命在她的书桌里搜寻那封信。

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

详细解释

des.per.ate

adj.（形容词）

Having lost all hope; despairing.

绝望的：失去全部希望的；绝望的

Marked by, arising from, or showing despair:

由绝望而引起的，显示出绝望的：

例句：

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

Reckless or violent because of despair:

铤而走险的：由于绝望而莽撞的，凶暴的：

例句：

a desperate criminal.

铤而走险的罪犯

Undertaken out of extreme urgency or as a last resort:

孤注一掷的：表现出*强烈的急切的情况的；奋力作*后一搏（以寻求获救）的：

例句：

a desperate attempt to save the family business.

拯救家族事业的孤注一掷的尝试

Nearly hopeless; critical:

几乎没有希望的；严重的，危险的：

例句：

a desperate illness; a desperate situation.

绝症；危险境地

Suffering or driven by great need or distress:

急切的，极度渴望的：被强烈的需要或苦恼驱使的：

例句：

desperate for recognition.

急于得到承认

Extremely intense:

特别强烈的：

例句：

felt a desperate urge to tell the truth.

感到一种强烈的冲动想要说出事实

来源：

Middle English desperat

中古英语 desperat

from Latin dôspôr3tus [past participle of] dôspôr3re [to despair] * see despair

源自 拉丁语 dôspôr3tus [] dôspôr3re的过去分词 [绝望] *参见 despair

【引伸】

des.perately

adv.（副词）

des.perateness

n.（名词）