desperate

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a. 不顾一切的, 危急的, 令人绝望的, 极渴望的

发音

CA /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/
其它
US /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/
UK /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/
UK /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹət/
US /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹət/
CA /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹət/
AU /ˈdes.p(ə.)ɹɪt/

词形变化

desperates 复数 desperates desperater desperatest more desperate 比较级 desperater 比较级 most desperate 最高级 desperatest 最高级

别名

desparate desp'rate

教材释义与例句

形容词

不顾一切的；令人绝望的；极度渴望的

willing to do anything to change a very bad situation, and not caring about danger

I had no money left and was desperate.

我身无分文，已经走投无路了。

Time was running out and we were getting desperate .

时间越来越少，我们越来越感到绝望。

the missing teenager's desperate parents

失踪少年绝望的父母

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.

adj. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.

    I hadn't eaten in two days and was desperate for food.

    desperate to eat; desperate for attention

  2. 2.

    Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.

    绝望

    I was so desperate at one point, I even went to see a loan shark.

  3. 3.

    Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.

    a desperate disease; desperate fortune

  4. 4.

    Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness.

    He dove into the rushing waters in a desperate effort to save her life.

  5. 5.

    Extremely bad; outrageous, shocking; intolerable.

    Whoever's writing the stuff on this has desperate handwriting, like they must be a doctor...

  6. 6.

    Intense; extremely intense.

adv.
  1. 1.

    Desperately.

    美国 方言

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

unfortunate

下位词 2

toast goner
形容词

同义词 4

heroic dire despairing do-or-die

近义相关 8

dangerous brave critical hopeless courageous imperative unsafe resolute

相关短语

desperate times call for desperate measures 非常时期需要非常手段 desperate times require desperate measures

词源

From Middle English desperat(e) (“desperate”), borrowed from Latin dēspērātus, perfect passive participle of dēspērō (“to be without hope”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun is derived from the adjective or from the Latin source through substantivization, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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