单词详解 

adj.

A. 不顾一切的，拼命的 (desperately determined)

That young man is a desperate criminal. 那个年轻人是个亡命之徒。

B. 铤而走险的，孤注一掷的 (arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope)

We made a desperate attempt to save the company. 我们为挽救公司作孤注一掷的努力。

C. 极想望的，极需要的 (showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire)

The trapped animal was desperate to escape. 被困住的动物急于想逃跑。

D. 危急的，极严重的 (fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless）

Our city is suffering a desperate shortage of water. 我们城市严重缺水。

相关词组

get desperate绝望；尽看

Why would you get desperate to leave the ship? 为什么你要不顾一切的要离开船呢？

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同义词：venturous