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。
绝望的;无望的;危急的;极其严峻的;拼命的;孤注一掷的;不顾一切的;极端的;骇人的;极其强烈的;急需(某物);有迫切需要或渴望。
needing or wanting something very much
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.
拼命决心的
desperately determined
涉及或采用极端措施,不顾危险或安全;因绝望而鲁莽。
Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness.
极其糟糕的;令人震惊的;无法忍受的。
Extremely bad; outrageous, shocking; intolerable.
强烈的;极其强烈的。
Intense; extremely intense.
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。
用法提示:desperate 作形容词,表示因绝望而采取极端行动
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。
用法提示:desperate 作形容词,表示因处境艰难而不顾一切
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。
用法提示:desperate 作形容词,修饰 attempt,表示拼命的、孤注一掷的尝试
AI contextual example
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。
用于‘绝望’义,不用于‘极度渴望’或‘不顾一切’义。
语气强烈,常指情感上的彻底绝望。
侧重孤独无助感,比desperate更侧重被抛弃。
程度较轻,强调情绪低落。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is in desperate.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is desperate with money.
正确表达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。
针对绝望感,最直接的相反词。
针对因绝望而做出的不顾一切或狂乱的状态。
与绝望导致的失控相反。
与绝望后的孤注一掷相反,强调有把握。
与极度渴望或紧迫感相反,表示不在乎。
hopeless强调完全无望,没有出路;而desperate强调处于绝望中但仍急切地寻求帮助或采取行动。
despair是名词或动词,指绝望的情绪状态;而desperate是形容词,描述人因绝望而急切。
desperately是副词,修饰动词;而desperate是形容词,修饰名词或作表语。
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。
在绝望的情境中常出现危机,需要紧急应对。
绝望的人往往面临紧急情况,需立即行动。
绝望时的需求或行动通常带有紧迫性。
绝望中的人可能不顾风险采取极端行动。
绝望时往往最后诉诸某种手段(如法律、暴力)。
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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