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 |
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
desperate
词形变化:
副词: desperately | 名词: desperateness |
同义词:
frantic | reckless | hopeless | mad | wild | rash | despairing | venturesome | forlorn | burning | abandoned | forsaken | anxious | worried | eager | dying | raring | careless | wretched | irredeemable | serious | grave | extreme | heroic | dire | do-or-die |
反义词:
词义辨析:
同义:
a.铤而走险的
frantic
wild
reckless
rash
mad
venturesome
同义参见:
forsaken
forlorn
abandoned
despairing
hopeless
burning
反义:
a.绝望的
hopeful
desirous
confident
desperate['despərət]adj.1.■(因绝望而)铤而走险的,不顾一切的,胆大妄为的,无法无天的,孤注一掷的,拼命的2.■[常用作表语]渴望的,迫切需要的,极想望的(for)3.■(因提供极少机会而)令人绝望的,毫无希望的,不抱希望的,无望的4.■陷于绝望的;极端危险(或严重)的,危急的5.■极端的,极度的;极强烈的;极坏的;不可忍受的,骇人听闻的;(气候)险恶的,恶劣的6.■使人愤慨的;令人震惊的n.1.■[废语] = desperado近义词hopeless
desperatedesperate[ˈdespərit]adj.1.■令人绝望的; 危急的, 穷途末路的2.■不顾一切的, 拼命的, 孤注一掷的3.■猛烈的, 厉害的4.■不可救药的5.■极想得到的a desperate remedy最后[非常] 手段a desperate enemy做困兽之斗的敌人a desperate situation严重的形势
继承用法desperatelyadv.desperatenessn.
adjective
- feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with
绝望的;无望的
a desperate sadness enveloped Ruth.
露丝沉浸在无望的悲哀中。
■(of an act or attempt) tried in despair or when everything else has failed; having little hope of success
(行动,努力)孤注一掷的;极少成功希望的
drugs used in a desperate attempt to save his life.
为了救活他,被孤注一掷地使用的药品。
■(of a situation) extremely bad, serious, or dangerous
(情况)极端恶劣的,严重的;危急的
there is a desperate shortage of teachers.
教师极度缺乏。
■(Irish informal)very bad
(爱尔兰,非正式)极差的;极坏的
that beer's desperate—it's a wonder you've the nerve to offer it for sale.
这啤酒太差劲了——你们竟然还敢拿出来出售。
■[predic.](of a person) having a great need or desire for something
(人)极需某物的;极想要某物的
I am desperate for a cigarette.
我极想抽一支烟。
[with infinitive]other women are desperate to get back to work.
其他妇女都渴望恢复工作。
■(of a person or fight) violent or dangerous
(人,打斗)暴力的;危险的
a desperate criminal.
穷凶极恶的罪犯。
a desperate struggle.
殊死斗争。
desperate diseases must have desperate remedies
- (proverb)extreme measures are justified as a response to a difficult or dangerous situation
(谚)重症还得猛药治;对困难或危险的处境可以采取极端的措施
desperateness
noun
语源
- late Middle English (in the sense 'in despair'): from Latin desperatus 'deprived of hope', past participle of desperare (see despair)
desperate
名词 desperate:
a person who is frightened and in need of help
形容词 desperate:
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
同义词:despairing
desperately determined
同义词:do-or-die
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
同义词:heroic
showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
同义词:dire
desperate
■Clarice was very desperate to get a piece of cake.
1岁生日派对-表姐嗌:抢嘢啊!猪猪要抢我件蛋糕啊!
■The "surge" is a desperate response to failure.
“增兵”是对失败的绝望回应。
■"Desperate housewife," Liberation daily said in a headline.
《解放日报》在一篇报道的标题中称塞西莉亚为“绝望主妇”。
■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。
■How can an indifferent society reform desperate men ?
一个冷淡的社会怎么能改造处于绝望之中的人呢?
■A desperate man will stop at nothing to get what he wants .
一个绝望的人将不择手段得到他所要的东西。
■Old people and melanomas versus great sushi and desperate women.
一边是老人和黑瘤,一边是美味的寿司和漂亮女人。
■His increasing financial difficulties forced him to take desperate measures.
不断增加的经济困难迫使他采取了铤而走险的办法。
■Than the desperate desire to end a bickering match.
不是只为结束一个争论而产生的疯狂的想法。
■No everybody can keep his head in the desperate moment.
不是每个人都能在危急时刻保持镇定的。
■Desperate diseases have desperate remedies.
不顾一切的,拚死的,令人绝望的。
■The desperate father hugged his son and cried.
不顾一切的爸爸抱着儿子哭了。
■Two girls battling the elements, desperate for survival.
两个女孩与自然战斗不顾一切为了生存。
■Stores are getting desperate after two years of poor sales.
两年来销路不畅,商店不惜冒起险来。
■He was desperate for work to provide food for his children.
为了孩子们有饭吃, 他拼命找工作。
■She clung to the edge in a desperate attempt to save herself.
为了活命,她拼命抓住边缘。
■Major Lost, Desperate Spoilage!
主要的失去,不顾死活掠夺!
■Things aren't as desperate as they seem.
事情不像它表面上看起来那样毫无希望。
■People are prepared to commute long distances if they are desperate for work.
亟需得到工作的人会愿意长途乘车往返上下班。
■A bold or desperate outlaw, especially of the American frontier.
亡命徒胆大妄为、铤而走险的歹徒,尤指美国边境的匪徒
■Life is not despair, only desperate man.
人生没有绝境,只有绝望的人。
■Beckham,31, is desperate to finally win a trophy with Real.
今年31岁的贝克汉姆十分希望他能帮助皇马夺得一项冠军。
■These fellows who attacked the inn tonight-bold, desperate blades, for sure.
今晚袭击这家旅馆的一股匪徒-毫无疑问,全是凶狠的亡命之徒。
■A desperate attempt to break loose from White's grip.
从白棋的控制中不顾一切的尝试解放。
■Each day that passed he grew more and more desperate.
他一天天变得越来越绝望。
■He is desperate to pursue his vocation as an artist.
他不顾一切地从事艺术的职业。
■They made a desperate plea for help.
他们不顾一切地恳求帮助。
■They made a desperate attempt to save the company.
他们为挽救公司作孤注一掷的努力。
■They invoked help in the desperate situation.
他们在走投无路的情况下恳求援助。
■They were desperate to keep the marriage hush-hush.
他们很想秘密结婚。
■They're desperate to escape.
他们急于想逃跑。
■They made desperate efforts to reach the shore.
他们拼命努力要到达岸上。
■They're desperate for money.
他们极需钱。
■They have become more desperate in pushing their policies of aggression.
他们现在更加拼命地推行侵略政策了。
■Hell bent for leather, it lashes out with desperate energy.
他们绝望地猛击这个该死的社会。
■They are in desperate need of this kind of bodied oil.
他们非常需要这种聚合油。
■They face a desperate shortage of clean water.
他们面临无污染水源的严重短缺。
■He made a last desperate attempt to sway back the vote.
他做了最后的孤注一掷的努力,以期赢回选举。
■His voice was shaking with fear and a desperate courage.
他又害怕,又有一种豁出去的勇气,说话时声音都发颤了。
■His only worry was that she might do something desperate.
他唯一的忧虑是她可能做出不顾后果的事。
■His failure made him desperate.
他因失败而铤而走险。
■He gives vent to desperate cries from out of the depths.
他在深处发出了悲惨的呼号。
■He felt desperate afte the failure of his plans .
他在计划失败后感到绝望。
■There was a desperate gaiety in his family.
他家里有一种强颜欢笑的气氛。
■His desperate efforts to explain away his remarks were unsuccessful.
他对自己的话拼命辩解也无济于事。
■He was so desperate for a job he would have done anything.
他当时太想找份工作了,什么事都愿意干的。
■He made a desperate, agonizing effort to wrench the top half of his body free.
他忍着剧痛拼命想坐了起来。
■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。
■He was a desperate criminal on the loose.
他是个逍遥法外的凶暴的罪犯。
■He is desperate for a glass of water.
他极想喝一杯水。