desperate / ˈdɛs pər ɪt, -prɪt /

⭐基础词汇惨烈的穷途末路迫切的惨烈

desperate2 个定义

adj. 形容词 adjective
  1. reckless or dangerous because of despair, hopelessness, or urgency: a desperate killer.
  2. having an urgent need, desire, etc.: desperate for attention;desperate to find a job.
  3. leaving little or no hope; very serious or dangerous: a desperate illness.
n. 名词 noun
  1. Obsolete. a desperado.

desperate 近义词

adj. 形容词 adjective

reckless, outrageous

adj. 形容词 adjective

extreme, intense

adj. 形容词 adjective

hopeless

更多desperate例句

  1. “It’s a desperate ploy by somebody who understands that he’s in a fight for his life,” Harrison said of Graham’s recent political play.
  2. According to Gerard Bush, who co-wrote and co-directed the movie with his husband Christopher Renz, he dreamed that a desperate woman was trying to reach out across the dimensions for help.
  3. Six months later, we're back to the old normal — even though many remain desperate for assistance.
  4. By contrast, Quasimodo is literally confined physically to the “closet” of the church, but his longing for freedom is soaring and desperate and inspiring.
  5. While Kumar and his team were thinking about how to keep the business afloat, they were spurred into action because of the desperate calls they were getting from their guide partners, some even requesting small loans to make ends meet.
  6. We might have thought The Comeback was about a desperate actress's shameless struggle for fame.
  7. Brinsley got out of jail last July, and was desperate and aimless.
  8. After what seemed a desperate eternity, a doctor shook his head.
  9. Sam watches her fall apart, tear herself apart and is desperate.
  10. Then he began stuttering the word “I … I … I …” as if he were making a last desperate attempt to define himself.
  11. The remaining one struggled for another half-minute, and flared up in one last, desperate effort.
  12. The letter was the swift and desperate sequel to several days' absolutely sterile reflection.
  13. But the desperate resistance they encountered compelled them to abandon the island with the loss of 25,000 men.
  14. They are sometimes obstinate and are desperate fighters, squealing and neighing on all occasions.
  15. He will rattle on in Spanish till Herr S. gets desperate, and tries to reduce him to order.