desperate
desperate
英[ˈdespərət]美[ˈdespərət]
adj.拼命的，孤注一掷的，极需要的，极困难的，极严重的，绝望的；
副词：desperately;
例句
He would never dream up a desperate scheme like that on his own.他绝不会想出那样一个不顾一切的计划。
desperate attempts to stave off civil war孤注一掷地避免内战的努力
The women's volleyball team put up a desperate fight to win the world championship at all costs.女子排球队为赢得世界冠*而不惜一切代价, 殊死拼搏。
A desperate tiredness set in after hours of anxious waiting.数小时的焦急等待之后，整个人变得精疲力竭。
a desperate attempt to find survivors of the accident拼命寻找事故幸存者
He is desperate to pursue his vocation as an artist.他不顾一切地从事艺术的职业。
The report limned a desperate situation.那报道描述出一个严重的情况。
It would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that I’m desperate to leave.说我渴望离开是有点夸张。
The state of that country is desperate.那个国家的形势非常危急。
The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.这个城市严重缺水。
英语六级真题
As I said, structural unemployment isn't a real problem, it's an excuse—a reason not to act on America's problems at a time when action is desperately needed.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文The more ways we have to connect, the more many of us seem desperate to unplug.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文They are in desperate need of financial assistance.
出自-2011年6月听力原文I was lucky that my last desperate attempt led to a job.
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section AThe company also embarked on a desperate cost-cutting program, which included the elimination of thousands of jobs.
2015年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
（因绝望而）孤注一掷的，铤而走险的，拼命的
If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
例句
Troops are needed to help get food into Kosovo where people are in desperate need...需要*队帮助将科索沃人民亟需的食品送抵那里。Desperate with anxiety, Bob and Hans searched the whole house...焦急万分的鲍勃和汉斯把整座房子找了个遍。ADJ-GRADED
极需要的;渴望的
If you are desperate for something or desperate to do something, you want or need it very much indeed.
例句
They'd been married nearly four years and June was desperate to start a family...他们结婚已快4年了，琼非常渴望要个孩子。People are desperate for him to do something.人们极希望他能做点什么。ADJ-GRADED
极困难的;极严重的;极危险的
A desperate situation is very difficult, serious, or dangerous.
例句
India's United Nations ambassador said the situation is desperate...印度驻联合国大使说形势非常危急。I decided not to abandon John when he was in such a desperate position.我决定不在约翰走投无路的时候抛弃他。英汉词典释义
adj.
不顾一切的, 拼命的
He is a desperate criminal.他是个亡命之徒。The prisoners grew more desperate.囚犯们在绝望中更加不顾死活了。铤而走险的, 孤注一掷的
They made a desperate attempt to save the company.他们为挽救公司作孤注一掷的努力。极想望的, 极需要的
He's desperate for money.他极渴望得到钱。They're desperate to escape.他们急于想逃跑。危急的, 极严重的
The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.这个城市严重缺水。The state of that country is desperate.那个国家的形势非常危急。英英词典释义
Noun
1. a person who is frightened and in need of help;
"they prey on the hopes of the desperate"Adjective
1. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope;
"a despairing view of the world situation""the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal""a desperate cry for help""helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether""her desperate screams"2. desperately determined;
"do-or-die revolutionaries""a do-or-die conflict"3. (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair;
"a desperate criminal""taken hostage of desperate men"4. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort;
"made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber""the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall"they took heroic measures to save his life"5. showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire;
"felt a desperate urge to confess""a desperate need for recognition"6. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless;
"a desperate illness""on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall"a dire emergency"
