desperate

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柯林斯词典

desperate /ˈdɛspərɪt/

1. ADJ If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it. 不顧一切的
Troops are needed to help get food into Kosovo where people are in desperate need. 需要軍隊協助將食物運進科索沃，那裡的人們迫切需要食物。
2. desperatelyADV 不顧一切地[ADV with v]
Thousands are desperately trying to leave their battered homes and villages. 成千上萬的人們正不顧一切地試圖逃離他們滿目瘡痍的家園和村莊。
3. ADJ If you are desperate for something or desperate to do something, you want or need it very much indeed. 極度渴望的[v-link ADJ]
They'd been married nearly four years and June was desperate to start a family. 他們結婚快4年了，瓊非常想生個孩子。
4. desperatelyADV 極其[ADV with v]
He was a boy who desperately needed affection. 他是個極度需要關愛的孩子。
5. ADJ A desperate situation is very difficult, serious, or dangerous. 危急的
India's United Nations ambassador said the situation is desperate. 印度駐聯郃國大使說侷勢危急。

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剑桥词典

desperate adjective (SERIOUS)

I felt I couldn't cope with the situation and was in desperate need of some reassurance .
They spun us a story about being in desperate need of money .
Her desperate request for help was met with a rebuff .
They spun us a story about being in desperate need of money .
This is a desperate situation which requires a truly radical solution .

desperate adjective (WANTING)

The fashion industry is always desperate to innovate .
He seems to have a desperate need to be loved by everyone.
As he left the theatre , the singer was set upon by fans desperate for autographs .
I was desperate to find a way out of teaching so when this job came along I snatched at it.
It was a bit insensitive of Fiona to go on so much about fat people when she knows Mandy is desperate to lose weight .

desperate adjective (RISKY)

It was a desperate attempt to salvage the situation .
The government took desperate measures to keep the economy running .
I'm not so desperate as to agree to that.
Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets in a desperate attempt to maintain control .
Villagers used sandbags in a desperate attempt to save their homes from the flood water .

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