desperate

英文释义

• ★ 绝望的；危急的：

  • I was so desperate on hearing that.

    听到这个消息我简直绝望了。

• ★ 不顾一切的；铤而走险的；孤注一掷的：

  • a desperate attempt

    孤注一掷

  • Doctors were fighting a desperate battle to save the little girl’s life.

    医生们正不顾一切地奋力抢救小女孩的性命。

• ★ 极度渴望的：

  • The man lost in the desert was desperate for water.

    在沙漠中迷路的人极度渴望得到水。