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. 不顾一切的
Troops are needed to help get food into Kosovo where people are in desperate need. 需要军队协助将食物运进科索沃,那里的人们迫切需要食物。
2. desperatelyADV 不顾一切地[ADV with v]
Thousands are desperately trying to leave their battered homes and villages. 成千上万的人们正不顾一切地试图逃离他们满目疮痍的家园和村庄。
3. ADJ If you are desperate for something or desperate to do something, you want or need it very much indeed. 极度渴望的[v-link ADJ]
They'd been married nearly four years and June was desperate to start a family. 他们结婚快4年了,琼非常想生个孩子。
4. desperatelyADV 极其[ADV with v]
He was a boy who desperately needed affection. 他是个极度需要关爱的孩子。
5. ADJ A desperate situation is very difficult, serious, or dangerous. 危急的
India's United Nations ambassador said the situation is desperate. 印度驻联合国大使说局势危急。
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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非常严重的;非常糟糕的
desperate poverty 赤贫
a desperate shortage of food /supplies 食物/供应品的极度匮乏
The situation is desperate - we have no food , very little water and no medical supplies . 形势非常严峻——我们没有食物和药品,只有很少的水。
very great or extreme
巨大的;极端的;非常的
The earthquake survivors are in desperate need of help . 地震幸存者亟需帮助。
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 . 他们非常需要帮助。
UK humorous I'm desperate for a drink ! 我特别想喝一杯!
[ 动词后面接一个带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诉别人。
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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(因绝望而)拼命的,不顾一切的
The doctors made one last desperate attempt /effort to save the boy's life . 医生们为挽救男孩的生命作了最后一次努力。
Desperate measures are needed to deal with the growing drug problem . 需要对越来越严重的毒品问题采取强有力的措施。
They made a desperate plea for help . 他们拼命求助。
willing to be violent , and therefore dangerous
疯狂的;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,可能还有枪,千万不要靠近。
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