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desperate adj.绝望的；不顾一切的；极其想要的 (1) 我一点钱都没有了,简直绝望了。(2) 他们不顾一切地恳求帮助。(3) 他因失败而铤而走险。(4) 在沙漠中迷失方向的人极度渴望得到水。(5) 他非常渴求得一职。 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."

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英 ['despərət] 美 ['despərət] (1) I had no money left and was desperate.(2) They made a desperate plea for help.(3) His failure made him desperate.(4) The man lost in the desert was desperate for water.(5) He is desperate to get a job. 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. 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	英 ['despərət] 美 ['despərət]
中文释义	adj.绝望的；不顾一切的；极其想要的
英语例句	(1) I had no money left and was desperate. (2) They made a desperate plea for help. (3) His failure made him desperate. (4) The man lost in the desert was desperate for water. (5) He is desperate to get a job.
中文例句	(1) 我一点钱都没有了,简直绝望了。 (2) 他们不顾一切地恳求帮助。 (3) 他因失败而铤而走险。 (4) 在沙漠中迷失方向的人极度渴望得到水。 (5) 他非常渴求得一职。
vocabulary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.
vocabulary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."
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。

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