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desperate for + noun
表示极度需要某物。
She was desperate for a glass of water.
她极度渴望一杯水。
急需的；非常渴望的
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急需的；非常渴望的
needing or wanting something very much
She was desperate for a glass of water.
她极度渴望一杯水。
急需(某物)；有迫切需要或渴望。
In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
充满绝望或处于绝望状态；无望的。
Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.
由绝望或失去希望引起或标志的
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
无望的,几乎没有希望的；引起绝望的；极其危险的。
Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.
The desperate animal tried to escape from the trap by chewing its own leg.
那只绝望的动物试图通过咬断自己的腿来逃离陷阱。
AI contextual example
After losing her job, she became desperate for any kind of work to pay the rent.
失业后，她变得不顾一切，愿意做任何工作来付房租。
AI contextual example
The firefighters made a desperate attempt to rescue the child from the burning building.
消防员不顾一切地试图从燃烧的建筑物中救出那个孩子。
AI contextual example
a desperate cry for help
一声绝望的呼救。
WordNet
表示极度需要某物。
She was desperate for a glass of water.
她极度渴望一杯水。
表示急切做某事。
He was desperate to escape the crowd.
他拼命想逃离人群。
修饰名词，表示因绝望而采取的极端行动。
They took desperate measures to survive.
他们采取了孤注一掷的措施以求生存。
Not this
He is in desperate.
Use this
He is desperate.
desperate 是形容词，不能直接用在介词 in 后面作宾语。应去掉介词，直接用形容词作表语。
Not this
She is desperate with money.
Use this
She is desperate for money.
表示‘极度需要’时，desperate 应与介词 for 搭配，表示‘对……渴望的’。介词 with 通常表示伴随状态，不符合此意。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
绝望的尝试，不顾一切的努力
He made a desperate attempt to save the drowning child.
他拼命地试图救那个溺水的孩子。
极端措施，孤注一掷的手段
The government resorted to desperate measures to control the crisis.
政府采取极端措施来控制危机。
绝望的处境，危急的局面
The family was in a desperate situation after the flood destroyed their home.
洪水冲毁了他们的家后，这家人陷入了绝境。
极度需要，迫切需求
The earthquake victims are in desperate need of food and water.
地震灾民急需食物和水。
绝望中的希望，最后的希望
They clung to the desperate hope that someone would come to rescue them.
他们抱着绝望中的一线希望，希望有人来救他们。
殊死搏斗，拼死挣扎
The soldiers were engaged in a desperate struggle against the enemy.
士兵们与敌人进行了殊死搏斗。
非常时期需要非常手段
When the company was on the brink of bankruptcy, the CEO believed that desperate times call for desperate measures.
当公司濒临破产时，CEO认为非常时期需要非常手段。
重病需重药
The doctor decided to use an experimental treatment, thinking that desperate diseases must have desperate remedies.
医生决定使用实验性疗法，认为重病需重药。
非常时期需要非常手段。
He was desperate for help.
他急需帮助。
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desperate 谐音'得死怕的'，想象绝望的人连死都不怕，从而记住'绝望的、不顾一切的'。
语域：中性。典型语境：日常对话、新闻报道、文学作品等。通常用于描述绝望、紧急或极度渴望的状态。
常用于 be desperate for 或 be desperate to do 结构，表示极度渴望或不顾一切。
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