Word · Frequency #3523
Fully loadeddesperately
非常紧急地；急切地
核心释义
常与 need、want、seek 等搭配。
in a way that shows you need or want something very much; with great urgency
- 1.
不顾一切地；拼命地
In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.
- 2.
非常紧急地
with great urgency
- 3.
极其；非常
extremely
- 4.
极度绝望地
in intense despair
极其；非常；极度绝望地；不顾一切地；拼命地；非常紧急地；拼命地；绝望地；极度地
用法In use
She desperately tried to flag down a taxi.
用法提示：副词 desperately 修饰动词 tried，表示急切地、不顾一切地。
He was desperately in love with her.
用法提示：副词 desperately 修饰介词短语 in love，表示极其、非常。
The villagers desperately need clean water.
用法提示：副词 desperately 修饰动词 need，表示非常紧急地。
the soil desperately needed potash
the child clung desperately to her mother
desperately + verb (need/want/try)
此结构表示强烈的欲望或紧迫感。
She desperately wanted to win the competition.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- desperately need
- 迫切需要
- The refugees desperately need food and water.难民迫切需要食物和水。
- desperately try
- 拼命尝试
- She desperately tried to open the door.她拼命地试图打开门。
- desperately want
- 极度渴望
- He desperately wants to pass the exam.他极度渴望通过考试。
- desperately hope
- 绝望地希望
- They desperately hoped for a miracle.他们绝望地希望出现奇迹。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
desperately 联想‘得死怕了’，绝望时拼命挣扎的样子。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于表示极度迫切或绝望，在口语和书面语中均常见，语气较强，中性偏正式。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in the spelling '-ately', which is usually pronounced /ətli/. However, they have different stressed syllables and vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme with 'desperately' (which stresses the first syllable and has the vowel /ɛ/). Be careful not to assume identical pronunciation based on the spelling.
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。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.