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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.
她拼命地想赢得比赛。
非常紧急地；急切地
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非常紧急地；急切地
in a way that shows you need or want something very much; with great urgency
She desperately wanted to win the competition.
她拼命地想赢得比赛。
常与 need、want、seek 等搭配。
不顾一切地；拼命地
In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.
非常紧急地
with great urgency
极其；非常
extremely
极度绝望地
in intense despair
She desperately tried to flag down a taxi.
她拼命地试着拦下一辆出租车。
AI contextual example
He was desperately in love with her.
他当时非常深爱着她。
AI contextual example
The villagers desperately need clean water.
村民们迫切需要干净的水。
AI contextual example
the soil desperately needed potash
这片土地急需钾肥。
WordNet
此结构表示强烈的欲望或紧迫感。
She desperately wanted to win the competition.
她拼命地想赢得比赛。
此结构强调程度极高。
The refugees were desperately poor.
难民们极度贫困。
The hospital is desperately in need of blood donors.
医院急需献血者。
Not this
He looks desperately.
Use this
He looks desperate.
副词desperately不能用在系动词之后，应使用形容词desperate。
Not this
It was a desperately situation.
Use this
It was a desperate situation.
副词desperately不能修饰名词，应使用形容词desperate。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
迫切需要
The refugees desperately need food and water.
难民迫切需要食物和水。
拼命尝试
She desperately tried to open the door.
她拼命地试图打开门。
极度渴望
He desperately wants to pass the exam.
他极度渴望通过考试。
绝望地希望
They desperately hoped for a miracle.
他们绝望地希望出现奇迹。
极度需要
The children are desperately in need of food and water.
孩子们极度需要食物和水。
拼命寻找
She is desperately seeking a new job.
她正在拼命寻找新工作。
拼命尝试
He was desperately trying to catch the bus.
他拼命想赶上公交车。
拼命寻找苏珊
This is the title of a 1985 film starring Madonna, where the phrase has become a cultural reference for obsessive searching.
这是1985年麦当娜主演的电影片名，该短语已成为痴迷寻找的文化代名词。
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desperately 联想‘得死怕了’，绝望时拼命挣扎的样子。
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。
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.
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