| 单词 | desperate |
| 释义 | desperate adjectiveverbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤be, feel, look, seem, sound绝望；感到绝望；看起来绝望；似乎没有希望；听起来绝望▸➤become, get变得绝望◆i was starting to get desperate.我开始变得绝望。➤make sb使某人绝望◆the sudden loss of his money had made him desperate.钱突然没了使他绝望。adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常绝望▸➤really, truly真的／实在绝望▸➤absolutely, utterly彻底绝望◆she felt utterly desperate.她感到彻底绝望了。➤increasingly越来越绝望▸➤almost几乎绝望▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有点儿／略感绝望preposition➤about对⋯绝望◆i felt desperate about my future.我对未来感到绝望。 desperate adjectivedesperate ♦︎ in despair ♦︎ despairing ♦︎ suicidal ♦︎ hopelessthese words all describe sb who feels or shows little or no hope.这些词均表示感到绝望的或显得绝望的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆desperate / in despair / despairing about sth◆a desperate / despairing cry / look◆to feel desperate / suicidal / hopeless◆almost desperate / in despair / despairing / suicidal■ desperate /despərət/ (of a person) feeling that you have little hope and are ready to do anything without worrying about danger to yourself or others; (of an action) giving little hope of success; tried when everything else has failed（人）不惜冒险的，不顾一切的；（行为）孤注一掷的，铤而走险的◆i was starting to get desperate.我开始变得不顾一切了。◆somewhere out there was a desperate man, cold, hungry, hunted.外面有个男人又冷又饿，还被人追捕，已经走投无路了。◆i heard sounds of a desperate struggle.我听到了拚命挣扎的声音。◆he made a desperate bid for freedom.他为获自由孤注一掷。◆she clung to the edge in a desperate attempt to save herself.为了活命，她拚命抓住那边缘不放。▸ desperately adverb◆he took a deep breath, desperately trying to keep calm.他深吸一口气，竭力保持镇静。◆she looked desperately around for a weapon.她四处寻找，急于弄到一件武器。■ in despair -->phrasefeeling that you have lost all hope绝望地◆ruth shook her head in despair.露丝绝望地摇了摇头。◆eventually, he gave up in despair.最终，他绝望地放弃了。■ despairing (written) feeling or showing that you have lost all hope感到绝望的；表现绝望的◆with every day that passed he became ever more despairing.随着日子一天天过去，他变得更绝望了。◆with a despairing cry, she flung herself onto the sofa.她绝望地叫了一声，扑倒在沙发上。▸ despairingly adverb◆she looked despairingly at the mess.她绝望地看着眼前这一片狼藉。■ suicidal /suːɪsaɪdl, bre also sjuːɪsaɪdl-->/ people who are suicidal feel that they want to kill themselves想自杀的；有自杀倾向的◆on bad days i felt almost suicidal.赶上不顺心的日子，我都觉得不想活了。◆some sufferers admit to suicidal tendencies.有些患者承认有自杀倾向。 ➡ see also suicide → murder ■ hopeless feeling or showing no hope感到绝望的；表现绝望的◆she felt lonely and hopeless.她觉得孤独绝望。◆with a hopeless shrug of resignation, he turned back.他绝望地耸了耸肩，无可奈何地转过身去。 opp hopeful → optimistic note 辨析 in despair, despairing or hopeless?if you are in despair or despairing, you often feel frustrated that sth is not going to happen or change after waiting or trying for a long time. this feeling is often shown as anger, crying or shouting. if you are hopeless, you are sad and depressed because you feel that nothing good can happen. this feeling is often shown as sadness or being quiet. * in despair 或 despairing 指因长期等待或尝试后某事仍不发生或改变而感到受挫，常以愤怒、哭泣或呼喊的方式表现。hopeless 则指因觉得不会有好事发生而难过或沮丧，常以悲伤或默不作声的方式表现。desperate /despərət/ (of a person) feeling that you have little hope and are ready to do anything without worrying about danger to yourself or others; (of an action) giving little hope of success; tried when everything else has failed（人）不惜冒险的，不顾一切的；（行为）孤注一掷的，铤而走险的◆i was starting to get desperate.我开始变得不顾一切了。◆somewhere out there was a desperate man, cold, hungry, hunted.外面有个男人又冷又饿，还被人追捕，已经走投无路了。◆i heard sounds of a desperate struggle.我听到了拚命挣扎的声音。◆he made a desperate bid for freedom.他为获自由孤注一掷。◆she clung to the edge in a desperate attempt to save herself.为了活命，她拚命抓住那边缘不放。▸ desperately adverb◆he took a deep breath, desperately trying to keep calm.他深吸一口气，竭力保持镇静。◆she looked desperately around for a weapon.她四处寻找，急于弄到一件武器。desperate /despərət/ extremely serious or dangerous极严重的；极危险的；很危急的◆the children are in desperate need of love and attention.这些孩子非常需要爱心和关怀。◆they face a desperate shortage of clean water.他们面临洁净水的严重短缺。ⓘ desperate is used to talk about situations in which people need sth. * desperate 用于谈论人们急需某物的情况。▸ desperately adverb◆she felt desperately in need of human company.她非常想有个人作伴。desperate/ˈdespərət ||; ˈdɛspərɪt/adj1. out of control and ready to do anything to change the situation you are in because it is so terrible 铤而走险；（穷途末路而）不顾一切: ◇she became desperate when her money ran out. 她的钱花光后，就不顾一切了。 2. done with little hope of success, as a last thing to try when everything else has failed 成功希望渺茫的；孤注一掷的: ◇i made a desperate attempt to persuade her to change her mind. 我孤注一掷，企图劝她改变主意。 3. desperate (for sth/to do sth) wanting or needing sth very much 极想；极需要: ◇let's go into a cafe. i'm desperate for a drink. 一起去咖啡馆吧。我渴死了。 4. terrible, very serious 极坏的；十分严重的: ◇there is a desperate shortage of skilled workers. 熟练工人极度缺乏。 ➔desperately adv ◇she was desperately unlucky not to win. 她倒霉透顶，没有取胜。 ➔desperation /ˌdespəˈreɪʃn ||; ˌdɛspəˈreʃən/ noun [u] desperatesee ⇨ hope 9 ⇨ serious 1 • • •• ⇨ be desperate• ⇨ be desperate for des·per·ate /`dɛspərɪt; ˈdespərɪt/adj 1. willing to do anything to change a bad situation, even if it is dangerous or unpleasant ［在恶劣环境中］心急如焚的，不顾一切的:◇joe had been unemployed for over a year and was getting desperate. 乔失业已一年多，心情变得十分焦急。◇a desperate attempt to escape 不顾死活地企图逃跑 2. a desperate situation is very bad or serious 危急的，十分严重的:◇a desperate shortage of food 极为严重的食物短缺 ☞ desperate |
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