Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2935
Fully loadeddesperate
急需的；非常渴望的
核心释义
needing or wanting something very much
- 1.
急需(某物)；有迫切需要或渴望。
In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
- 2.
充满绝望或处于绝望状态；无望的。
Being filled with, or in a state of, despair; hopeless.
- 3.
由绝望或失去希望引起或标志的
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
- 4.
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.
- 5.
拼命决心的
desperately determined
- 6.
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.
- 7.
极其糟糕的；令人震惊的；无法忍受的。
Extremely bad; outrageous, shocking; intolerable.
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。
用法In use
The desperate animal tried to escape from the trap by chewing its own leg.
用法提示：desperate 作形容词，表示因绝望而采取极端行动
After losing her job, she became desperate for any kind of work to pay the rent.
用法提示：desperate 作形容词，表示因处境艰难而不顾一切
The firefighters made a desperate attempt to rescue the child from the burning building.
用法提示：desperate 作形容词，修饰 attempt，表示拼命的、孤注一掷的尝试
a desperate cry for help
helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
her desperate screams
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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'。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.