desperate
desperate 英 [ˈdespərət] 美 [ˈdɛspərɪt]
adj. 不顾一切的；绝望的；极度渴望的
名词复数:desperates
- 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.
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- adj. 不顾一切的；绝望的；极度渴望的
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1. 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。
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2. I heard sounds of a desperate struggle in the next room.
我听到隔壁房间里有拚命挣扎的声音。
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3. a desperate bidfor freedom
孤注一掷争取自由的努力
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4. She clung to the edge in a desperate attempt to save herself.
为了活命，她拚命抓住边缘。
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5. 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。
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6. I was absolutely desperate to see her.
我极想见到她。
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7. They face a desperate shortage of clean water.
他们面临干净用水的严重短缺。
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8. He took a deep breath, desperately trying to keep calm.
他深深地吸了口气，竭尽全力保持镇定。
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9. They desperately wanted a child.
他们非常想要一个孩子。
- desperate (adj.) early 15c., "despairing, hopeless," from Latin desperatus "given up, despaired of," past participle of desperare (see despair (v.)). Sense of "driven to recklessness" is from late 15c.; weakened sense of "having a great desire for" is from 1950s. Related: Desperately.
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