desperate /ˈdɛspərɪt/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it. 不顾一切的

  例：

  Troops are needed to help get food into Kosovo where people are in desperate need.

  需要军队协助将食物运进科索沃，那里的人们迫切需要食物。

• 2. 

  desperately ADV 不顾一切地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  Thousands are desperately trying to leave their battered homes and villages.

  成千上万的人们正不顾一切地试图逃离他们满目疮痍的家园和村庄。

• 3. 

  ADJ If you are desperate for something or desperate to do something, you want or need it very much indeed. 极度渴望的 [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  They'd been married nearly four years and June was desperate to start a family.

  他们结婚快4年了，琼非常想生个孩子。

• 4. 

  desperately ADV 极其 [ADV with v]

  例：

  He was a boy who desperately needed affection.

  他是个极度需要关爱的孩子。

• 5. 

  ADJ A desperate situation is very difficult, serious, or dangerous. 危急的

  例：

  India's United Nations ambassador said the situation is desperate.

  印度驻联合国大使说局势危急。