| 词汇 | desperate |
| 释义 | desperate adjective uk /ˈdes.pər.ət/ us /ˈdes.pɚ.ət/ desperateadjective (SERIOUS)C2 very serious or bad: 非常严重的；非常糟糕的 desperate poverty赤贫 desperate shortageThe refugees are living in camps, where there's a desperate shortage of food/supplies. desperate situationThe 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。 informalI'm in a desperate hurry.我非常急切。 I felt I couldn't cope with the situation and was in desperate need of some reassurance.我觉得我应付不了这种局面，真是特别需要别人的安慰。 They spun us a story about being in desperate need of money.他们编了个瞎话，说他们急需用钱。 Her desperate request for help was met with a rebuff. They spun us a story about being in desperate need of money.他们编了个瞎话，说他们急需用钱。 This is a desperate situation which requires a truly radical solution.形势危急，需要快刀斩乱麻。 Serious and severe acutely acuteness advanced catastrophic catastrophically chronic dire fatal grave grievously heaviness hyperacute non-fatal non-serious seriously swingeing terminal terminally toughness utmost You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Linguistics: very & extreme desperateadjective (WANTING)B2[ usually after verb ] needing or wanting something very much: 非常需要的;非常想要的 desperate forThey are desperate for help.他们非常需要帮助。 UKhumorousI'm desperate for a drink!我特别想喝一杯！ [ + to infinitive ]UKhumorousHe was desperate to tell someone his good news.他很想把自己的好消息告诉别人。 The fashion industry is always desperate to innovate.时装业总是竭尽全力地进行创新。 He seems to have a desperate need to be loved by everyone.他似乎非常渴望得到每个人的喜爱。 As he left the theatre, the singer was set upon by fans desperate for autographs.那名歌手在离开剧院时被疯狂的歌迷围住索要签名。 I was desperate to find a way out of teaching so when this job came along I snatched at it.我当时急于脱离教职，所以这份工作一出现我便毫不犹豫地抓住了机会。 It was a bit insensitive of Fiona to go on so much about fat people when she knows Mandy is desperate to lose weight. Wanting things ache for something acquisitive ambitious ambitiously angle for something expense fancy have your eye on somethingidiom hunger hunger after/for something hungrily impulse pine seeker set your heart on something/doing somethingidiom set your sights on somethingidiom shook shopping list sight someone's heart's desireidiom desperateadjective (RISKY)B2 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 desperate attempt/effortThe 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 measuresDesperate 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。 desperate pleaThey 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。 It was a desperate attempt to salvage the situation.挽回这种局面的希望渺茫。 The government took desperate measures to keep the economy running.政府采取孤注一掷的措施来维持经济的运行。 I'm not so desperate as to agree to that.我并不急着非同意不可。 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. Dangers and threats balefully baneful banefully black spot hang hang over something hazard hazardous hazardously non-lethal on/under pain of deathidiom or elseidiom parlous parlously someone's bark is worse than his/her biteidiom threateningly tombstoning treacherously triple threat ultra-hazardous You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Violent or aggressive desperate | American Dictionarydesperate adjective us/ˈdes·pər·ət/ desperateadjective (RISKY)showing a willingness to take any risk in order to change a bad or dangerous situation: The ads are a desperate attempt to win last-minute votes. A desperate person is willing to take any measures and may be dangerous: desperate criminals desperateadjective (SERIOUS)very serious or dangerous: There’s a desperate shortage of medical supplies in the area. The earthquake survivors are in desperate need of help. desperateadjective (IN NEED)having a very great need: She was desperate for news of her family. I’m desperate for some coffee. Examples of desperatedesperate This was a desperate attempt by whig leaders to embarrass a succeeding tory government and carry themselves back into office. Fortunate is he who, with a case so desperate as mine, finds a judge so merciful. The reader becomes a bit desperate because of the sheer volume of the book (almost 500 pages). Cruel scams were played out on desperate families, with meaningless but costly information peddled to them on the whereabouts of the missing. But this is hardly the time to be expecting those who are leading a desperate battle against a deadly virus to step back. He found ready support among his colleagues on the general staff, desperate to limit the quantity of armaments to be assigned to colonial defence. He was constantly ill and was desperate to leave ' this beastly country ', but had to remain until he had cleared his debts. The value of the pub circuit, according to industry mythology, resided in the initial (sometimes desperate) attempts involved in securing audiences' approval. A framework is a means of perception, that is why it is defended with desperate instinct by those holding it. They were in desperate need of assistance and thus amenable to the overtures of central government. These acute concerns developed into a desperate sense of the need for self-reliance. Most commonly, it was recognised that there was a desperate need for financial capital to re-invest in both farming activities and post-conflict reconstruction. Most importantly, they draw together a variety of disciplinary sources to present what social gerontology is in desperate need of, that is a strong argument. The desperate condition of the recruits is clearly indicated by the following. It was a drastic measure taken in desperate circumstances. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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