adj.(形容词)

1. 危急的
2. 拼命的，不顾一切的，不顾死活的
3. 铤而走险的，孤注一掷的，不惜冒险的
4. 险恶的
5. 绝望的
6. 极度渴望的
7. 极端的
8. 悲观失望的
9. 穷途末路的
10. 令人绝望的

adj.(形容词)

1. 不顾一切的,拼命的 ready to do anything regardless of danger
2. [A]铤而走险的,孤注一掷的 tried when all else has failed
3. [P]极想望的,极需要的 in great need
4. 危急的,极严重的 extremely difficult and dangerous

Noun:

1. a person who is frightened and in need of help;

   "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"
   

Adjective:

1. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope;

   "a despairing view of the world situation"
   "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"
   "a desperate cry for help"
   "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"
   "her desperate screams"
   

2. desperately determined;

   "do-or-die revolutionaries"
   "a do-or-die conflict"
   

3. (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair;

   "a desperate criminal"
   "taken hostage of desperate men"
   

4. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort;

   "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"
   "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"
   "they took heroic measures to save his life"
   

5. showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire;

   "felt a desperate urge to confess"
   "a desperate need for recognition"
   

6. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless;

   "a desperate illness"
   "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"
   "a dire emergency"
   

1.（因绝望而）孤注一掷的，铤而走险的，拼命的
If you aredesperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.

e.g. Troops are needed to help get food into Kosovo where people are indesperate need...
需要军队帮助将科索沃人民亟需的食品送抵那里。
e.g. 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。

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.极需要的;渴望的
If you aredesperate for something ordesperate to do something, you want or need it very much indeed.

e.g. They'd been married nearly four years and June wasdesperate to start a family...
他们结婚已快4年了，琼非常渴望要个孩子。
e.g. People aredesperate 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.极困难的;极严重的;极危险的
Adesperate situation is very difficult, serious, or dangerous.

e.g. India's United Nations ambassador said the situation isdesperate...
印度驻联合国大使说形势非常危急。
e.g. I decided not to abandon John when he was in such adesperate position.
我决定不在约翰走投无路的时候抛弃他。

1. 绝望：我感觉到自己渐渐失去了对文字的控制能力,根本无法我文字捕捉到脑中一瞬而逝的意象. 偶尔拼命写几个字,言不及义,悲痛得要命,却持续不了多久. 以前是悲观,后来是绝望(desperate) 而现在是麻木. 麻木也好,不会有多大苦痛,即使迫害再深,亦无多大欣喜,即使垂青再意外.

2. 沮丧：这些中年工人主角的表情近乎麻木,如同木偶,然而从他们的瞳孔中绝望的精光反射当中,我们仿佛瞥见他们深切渴望却失落而无奈的灵魂,那是一个个被生活浇熄了热能的灵魂,一个个沮丧(desperate)而疲惫(Exhausted)的灵魂,

3.

3. 绝望,不顾死活的：despair 失望,绝望 |desperate 绝望,不顾死活的 | despondency 意气消沈,失望

4. 令人绝望的,危急的：design计划;设计 |desperate令人绝望的,危急的 | despite憎恨,轻视

The situation is desperate.

情况令人感到绝。

I had no money left and was desperate.

我一点钱都没有了,简直绝望了。

They made a desperate plea for help.

他们不顾一切地恳求帮助。

His failure made him desperate.

他因失败而铤而走险。

The man lost in the desert was desperate for water.

在沙漠中迷失方向的人极度渴望得到水。

He is desperate to get a job.

他非常渴求得一职。

She looked desperately around for a weapon.

她在四下里找，急于弄到一件武器。

They desperately wanted a child.

他们非常想要一个孩子。

I was absolutely desperate to see her.

我极想见到她。

(informal)I'm desperate for a cigarette.

我很想抽支烟。

The children are in desperate need of love and attention.

这些孩子非常需要爱心和关怀。

They face a desperate shortage of clean water.

他们面临无污染水源的严重短缺。

desperately ill'/unhappy'/lonely

病得厉害；极为不快；极其孤独

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。

a desperate bid for freedom

孤注一掷争取自由的努力

She clung to the edge in a desperate attempt to save herself.

为了活命，她拼命抓住边缘。

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。

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

医生们不惜一切地奋力抢救小女孩的生命。

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。

I heard sounds of a desperate struggle in the next room.

我听到隔壁房间里有拼命挣扎的声音。

The prisoners grew increasingly desperate.

犯人因绝望而越来越胆大妄为。

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。

Somewhere out there was a desperate man, cold, hungry, hunted.

那外面有个男人又冷又饿，还有人抓他，走投无路了。

People are desperate for him to do something.

人们极希望他能做点什么。

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。

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。

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。

The class will debate on matters of mutual concern.

全班将讨论一些共同关心的话题.

The enemy grew desperate at the defeat.

敌人因战败而拼死挣扎.

The prisoners grew more desperate.

囚犯们在绝望中更加不顾死活了.

He's desperate for money.

他极渴望得到钱.

They made a desperate attempt to save the company.

他们为挽救公司作孤注一掷的努力.

用作定语～+ n.

1. He is a desperate criminal.
   他是个亡命之徒。
2. They made a desperate attempt to save the company.
   他们为挽救公司作孤注一掷的努力。
3. The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.
   这个城市严重缺水。

用作表语S+be+～

1. The prisoners become desperate in their attempts to escape.
   囚犯们孤注一掷企图越狱。
2. The state of that country is desperate.
   那个国家的形势非常危急。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He's desperate for money.
   他极渴望得到钱。

S+be+～+to- v

1. They're desperate to escape.
   他们急于想逃跑。

副词+～

• desperate">be somewhat desperate有点绝望

～+介词

• desperate%20at">be desperate at因…而绝望
• desperate%20for">be desperate for极想…

• I am desperate of obtaining her.

  出自：Two Gentlemen of Verona,Shakespeare

adj.(形容词)

1. desperate的基本意思是因绝望而“不顾一切的,拼命的”。
2. desperate作“极想要的,极需要的”解时,在句中常作表语,且与for连用。
3. desperate还可指在别无选择的情况下而作出的最后努力,即“铤而走险的,孤注一掷的”,但这种努力成功的希望却很渺茫,此时在句中常作定语。

1. 与hopeless相比，desperate的语气要轻些。

   The situation was desperate but not hopeless.
   这个情形是令人绝望的，但也不全无希望。

2. desperate后可接不定式，表示“发疯似地想要……”。be desperate at ...属于固定搭配，表示“因……而绝望”。

   When the war was over, Tom was desperate to return to civilian life.
   当战争结束的时候，汤姆发疯似的想要回到平民的生活。

• ☆ 15世纪初期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的desperare，意为绝望的。