desperate

美音音标: ['desp(ə)rət] desperate
英音音标: ['desp(ə)rət] result.0.expl|add:"

同义
desperate
词性
n
解释
a person who is frightened and in need of help
示例
they prey on the hopes of the desperate

同义
despairing desperate
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s
解释
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
示例
a despairing view of the world situation|the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal|a desperate cry for help|helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether|her desperate screams

同义
desperate do-or-die
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s
解释
desperately determined
示例
do-or-die revolutionaries|a do-or-die conflict

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desperate
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s
解释
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
示例
a desperate criminal|taken hostage of desperate men

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desperate heroic
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s
解释
showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
示例
made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber|the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war|they took heroic measures to save his life

同义
desperate
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s
解释
showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
示例
felt a desperate urge to confess|a desperate need for recognition

同义
desperate dire
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s
解释
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
示例
a desperate illness|on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel|a dire emergency