Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2935
Fully loadeddesperate
急需的；非常渴望的
needing or wanting something very much
- 1.
In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
急需(某物)；有迫切需要或渴望。
- 2.
Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.
充满绝望或处于绝望状态；无望的。
- 3.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
由绝望或失去希望引起或标志的
- 4.
Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.
无望的,几乎没有希望的；引起绝望的；极其危险的。
- 5.
desperately determined
拼命决心的
- 6.
Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness.
涉及或采用极端措施,不顾危险或安全；因绝望而鲁莽。
- 7.
Extremely bad; outrageous, shocking; intolerable.
极其糟糕的；令人震惊的；无法忍受的。
- 8.
Intense; extremely intense.
强烈的；极其强烈的。
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。
In use
The desperate animal tried to escape from the trap by chewing its own leg.
After losing her job, she became desperate for any kind of work to pay the rent.
The firefighters made a desperate attempt to rescue the child from the burning building.
a desperate cry for help
helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
her desperate screams
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。
Connections
Collocations
- desperate attempt
- 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。
- desperate measures
- 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。
- desperate situation
- 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。
- desperate need
- 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。
- desperate hope
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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'。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常用于 be desperate for 或 be desperate to do 结构，表示极度渴望或不顾一切。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end in -ate but have varying stressed vowels; they do not rhyme with desperate. Desolate is the closest in sound but still differs.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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