desperate

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英 [ˈdespərət]

美 [ˈdɛspərɪt]

是什么意思

adj.

绝望的；由绝望而引起的；铤而走险的，孤注一掷的；急切的，极度渴望的

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

不顾一切的,拼命的 ready to do anything regardless of danger
[A]铤而走险的,孤注一掷的 tried when all else has failed
[P]极想望的,极需要的 in great need
危急的,极严重的 extremely difficult and dangerous

英英释义

desperate[ 'despərət ]

n.a person who is frightened and in need of help
"they prey on the hopes of the desperate"
adj.
- arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
  "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams"
  同义词：despairing
- desperately determined
  同义词：do-or-die(a)
- (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
  "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men"
- 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"
  同义词：heroic
- showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
  "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition"
- fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
  "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"
  同义词：dire

学习怎么用

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

副词+～

be somewhat desperate有点绝望

～+介词

be desperate at因…而绝望
be desperate for极想…

同近义词辨析

desperate, hopeless

desperate因绝望而铤而走险

hopeless无任何希望；

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

The situation is desperate.
情况令人感到绝。
I had no money left and was desperate.
我一点钱都没有了,简直绝望了。
They made a desperate plea for help.
他们不顾一切地恳求帮助。
His failure made him desperate.
他因失败而铤而走险。
The man lost in the desert was desperate for water.
在沙漠中迷失方向的人极度渴望得到水。
He is desperate to get a job.
他非常渴求得一职。

权威例句

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Variation in the dispersal potential of non-feeding invertebrate larvae: The desperate larva hypothesis and larval size
Monocytes in heart failure: relationship to a deteriorating immune overreaction or a desperate attempt for tissue repair?
Settlement of the gregarious tube worm Hydroides dianthus (Polychaeta : Serpulidae). II. Testing the desperate larva hypothesis
Predation risk and habitat selection of Australian house mice , Mus domesticus, during an incipient plague: desperate behaviour due ...

同义词

venturous temerarious devil-may-care

反义词

safe hopeful careful

同根词

desperation desperately desperate

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