desperate
['despərit]
adj.绝望的, 不顾一切的, 极其想要的
例句与用法：
If foreign aid dries up the situation will be desperate.
倘若外援枯竭，形势将极为严重。
He's desperate for a glass of water.
他极想喝一杯水。
They invoked help in the desperate situation.
他们在走投无路的情况下恳求援助。
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。
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
词形变化：
副词: desperately | 名词: desperateness |
详细释义：
a.
1. 情急拼命的, 铤而走险的
A desperate man will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
一个亡命之徒为了达到自己的目的什么事都做得出来。
2. 危急的; 绝望的
He was desperate when he lost all his money.
当他丢了所有的钱时, 他绝望了。
3. 极度渴望的[F][(+for)][+to-v]
He was desperate for work to provide for a large family.
他渴望有个工作, 挣钱供养子女众多的家。
4. 极端的; 险恶的