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desperate adj.不顾一切的,拚死的,令人绝望的 Desperate, desparate, or despirate? The word desperate is misspelled often enough that it's the despair of English teachers. Both desperate and despair come from the same Latin verb as despair. Don't mix it up with disparate, a totally different word that means "distinctive, different, various." ★★★☆☆ 2012.2

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['despərət] Desperate means "having lost all hope." If you are desperate for food, it means you are starving, possibly about to die. If you are in a desperate situation, it means things are really, really bad. Instead, the company has done precisely what it had long promised it would not challenge the constitutionality of Vermont’s rules in the federal court, as part of a desperate effort to keep its Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant running. It’s a stunning move. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（因绝望而）孤注一掷的，铤而走险的，拼命的 If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it. Troops are needed to help get food into Kosovo where people are in desperate need...需要军队帮助将科索沃人民亟需的食品送抵那里。Desperate with anxiety, Bob and Hans searched the whole house...焦急万分的鲍勃和汉斯把整座房子找了个遍。He made a desperate attempt to hijack a plane.他铤而走险，企图劫持一架飞机。desperatelyThousands are desperately trying to leave their battered homes.成千上万的人不顾一切地想要离开他们千疮百孔的家园。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]极需要的；渴望的 If you are desperate for something or desperate to do something, you want or need it very much indeed.   [v-link ADJ]They'd been married nearly four years and June was desperate to start a family...他们结婚已快4年了，琼非常渴望要个孩子。People are desperate for him to do something.人们极希望他能做点什么。desperatelyHe was a boy who desperately needed affection.他是一个极需要关爱的男孩。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]极困难的；极严重的；极危险的 A desperate situation is very difficult, serious, or dangerous. India's United Nations ambassador said the situation is desperate...印度驻联合国大使说形势非常危急。I decided not to abandon John when he was in such a desperate position.我决定不在约翰走投无路的时候抛弃他。

英语单词	desperate
英美音标	['despərət]
中文释义	adj.不顾一切的,拚死的,令人绝望的
vocab简明	Desperate means "having lost all hope." If you are desperate for food, it means you are starving, possibly about to die. If you are in a desperate situation, it means things are really, really bad.
vocab扩展	Desperate, desparate, or despirate? The word desperate is misspelled often enough that it's the despair of English teachers. Both desperate and despair come from the same Latin verb as despair. Don't mix it up with disparate, a totally different word that means "distinctive, different, various."
真题原句	Instead, the company has done precisely what it had long promised it would not challenge the constitutionality of Vermont’s rules in the federal court, as part of a desperate effort to keep its Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant running. It’s a stunning move.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（因绝望而）孤注一掷的，铤而走险的，拼命的 If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it. Troops are needed to help get food into Kosovo where people are in desperate need... 需要军队帮助将科索沃人民亟需的食品送抵那里。 Desperate with anxiety, Bob and Hans searched the whole house... 焦急万分的鲍勃和汉斯把整座房子找了个遍。 He made a desperate attempt to hijack a plane. 他铤而走险，企图劫持一架飞机。 desperately Thousands are desperately trying to leave their battered homes. 成千上万的人不顾一切地想要离开他们千疮百孔的家园。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]极需要的；渴望的 If you are desperate for something or desperate to do something, you want or need it very much indeed. [v-link ADJ] They'd been married nearly four years and June was desperate to start a family... 他们结婚已快4年了，琼非常渴望要个孩子。 People are desperate for him to do something. 人们极希望他能做点什么。 desperately He was a boy who desperately needed affection. 他是一个极需要关爱的男孩。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]极困难的；极严重的；极危险的 A desperate situation is very difficult, serious, or dangerous. India's United Nations ambassador said the situation is desperate... 印度驻联合国大使说形势非常危急。 I decided not to abandon John when he was in such a desperate position. 我决定不在约翰走投无路的时候抛弃他。
来源	2012.2

Desperate Means Despair Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Situation Word Needed