desperate

['despərit]

adj.绝望的, 不顾一切的, 极其想要的

例句与用法:

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

词形变化:

副词: desperately | 名词: desperateness |

详细释义:

a.

1. 情急拼命的, 铤而走险的

A desperate man will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

一个亡命之徒为了达到自己的目的什么事都做得出来。

2. 危急的; 绝望的

He was desperate when he lost all his money.

当他丢了所有的钱时, 他绝望了。

3. 极度渴望的[F][(+for)][+to-v]

He was desperate for work to provide for a large family.

他渴望有个工作, 挣钱供养子女众多的家。

4. 极端的; 险恶的