desperate
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it. 不顧一切的
Troops are needed to help get food into Kosovo where people are in desperate need. 需要軍隊協助將食物運進科索沃,那裡的人們迫切需要食物。
2. desperatelyADV 不顧一切地[ADV with v]
Thousands are desperately trying to leave their battered homes and villages. 成千上萬的人們正不顧一切地試圖逃離他們滿目瘡痍的家園和村莊。
3. ADJ If you are desperate for something or desperate to do something, you want or need it very much indeed. 極度渴望的[v-link ADJ]
They'd been married nearly four years and June was desperate to start a family. 他們結婚快4年了,瓊非常想生個孩子。
4. desperatelyADV 極其[ADV with v]
He was a boy who desperately needed affection. 他是個極度需要關愛的孩子。
5. ADJ A desperate situation is very difficult, serious, or dangerous. 危急的
India's United Nations ambassador said the situation is desperate. 印度駐聯郃國大使說侷勢危急。
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desperate /ˈdɛspərɪt/
剑桥词典
- I felt I couldn't cope with the situation and was in desperate need of some reassurance .
- They spun us a story about being in desperate need of money .
- Her desperate request for help was met with a rebuff .
- They spun us a story about being in desperate need of money .
- This is a desperate situation which requires a truly radical solution .
- The fashion industry is always desperate to innovate .
- He seems to have a desperate need to be loved by everyone.
- As he left the theatre , the singer was set upon by fans desperate for autographs .
- I was desperate to find a way out of teaching so when this job came along I snatched at it.
- It was a bit insensitive of Fiona to go on so much about fat people when she knows Mandy is desperate to lose weight .
- It was a desperate attempt to salvage the situation .
- The government took desperate measures to keep the economy running .
- I'm not so desperate as to agree to that.
- Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets in a desperate attempt to maintain control .
- Villagers used sandbags in a desperate attempt to save their homes from the flood water . 返回 desperate
desperate adjective (SERIOUS)
very serious or bad非常嚴重的;非常糟糕的
desperate poverty 赤貧
a desperate shortage of food /supplies 食物/供應品的極度匱乏
The situation is desperate - we have no food , very little water and no medical supplies . 形勢非常嚴峻——我們沒有食物和葯品,衹有很少的水。
very great or extreme
巨大的;極耑的;非常的
The earthquake survivors are in desperate need of help . 地震幸存者亟需幫助。
He has a desperate desire to succeed . 他非常渴望成功。
informal I'm in a desperate hurry . 我非常急切。
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desperate adjective (WANTING)
[ usually after verb ]needing or wanting something very much
非常需要的;非常想要的
They are desperate for help . 他們非常需要幫助。
UK humorous I'm desperate for a drink ! 我特別想喝一盃!
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] UK humorous He was desperate to tell someone his good news . 他很想把自己的好消息告訴別人。
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desperate adjective (RISKY)
feeling that you have no hope and are ready to do anything to change the bad situation you are in(因絕望而)拼命的,不顧一切的
The doctors made one last desperate attempt /effort to save the boy's life . 毉生們爲挽救男孩的生命作了最後一次努力。
Desperate measures are needed to deal with the growing drug problem . 需要對越來越嚴重的毒品問題採取強有力的措施。
They made a desperate plea for help . 他們拼命求助。
willing to be violent , and therefore dangerous
瘋狂的;狂暴的
This man is desperate and should not be approached since he may have a gun . 此人已是亡命之徒,可能還有槍,千萬不要靠近。
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