desperate

名词 desperate:

1. a person who is frightened and in need of help

形容词 desperate:

1. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
   同义词：despairing
2. desperately determined
   同义词：do-or-die
3. (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
4. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
   同义词：heroic
5. showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
6. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
   同义词：dire

1. If foreign aid dries up the situation will be desperate.
   倘若外援枯竭，形势将极为严重。
2. He's desperate for a glass of water.
   他极想喝一杯水。
3. They invoked help in the desperate situation.
   他们在走投无路的情况下恳求援助。
4. He was rifling through her desk in a desperate search for the letter.
   他拼命在她的书桌里搜寻那封信。
5. The desperate look of hunger; a desperate cry for help.
   饥饿者脸上那绝望的样子; 绝望的呼救声

des.per.ate

adj.（形容词）
Having lost all hope; despairing.
绝望的：失去全部希望的；绝望的
Marked by, arising from, or showing despair:
由绝望而引起的，显示出绝望的：
例句：
the desperate look of hunger; a desperate cry for help.
饥饿者脸上那绝望的样子；绝望的呼救声

Reckless or violent because of despair:
铤而走险的：由于绝望而莽撞的，凶暴的：
例句：
a desperate criminal.
铤而走险的罪犯

Undertaken out of extreme urgency or as a last resort:
孤注一掷的：表现出最强烈的急切的情况的；奋力作最后一搏（以寻求获救）的：
例句：
a desperate attempt to save the family business.
拯救家族事业的孤注一掷的尝试

Nearly hopeless; critical:
几乎没有希望的；严重的，危险的：
例句：
a desperate illness; a desperate situation.
绝症；危险境地

Suffering or driven by great need or distress:
急切的，极度渴望的：被强烈的需要或苦恼驱使的：
例句：
desperate for recognition.
急于得到承认

Extremely intense:
特别强烈的：
例句：
felt a desperate urge to tell the truth.
感到一种强烈的冲动想要说出事实

来源：
Middle English desperat
中古英语 desperat
from Latin dôspôr3tus [past participle of] dôspôr3re [to despair] * see despair
源自 拉丁语 dôspôr3tus [] dôspôr3re的过去分词 [绝望] *参见 despair

【引伸】
des.perately
adv.（副词）
des.perateness
n.（名词）