Desperate
[ 'dɛspərət ]
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adj. 绝望的;由绝望而引起的;铤而走险的，孤注一掷的;急切的，极度渴望的;
💡 词根助记
de去掉+sper希望+ate动词后缀→去掉希望→绝望的
📝 例句
A desperate attempt to rescue the three captive princes failed.
为营救三位被监禁的王子的一次冒险尝试没有成功。
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。
A desperate boredom always lay over those things until they got drunk.
这种宴会刚开场的时候总是沉闷得很，直到喝到酒酣耳热前。
These fellows who attacked the inn tonight-bold, desperate blades, for sure.
今晚袭击这家旅馆的一股匪徒-毫无疑问，全是凶狠的亡命之徒。
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。
🌱 联想助记
【串】演员需要operate(动手术),难和对手cooperate(合作),把笑料来generate(生成),清闲难以tolerate(忍受),生命步伐accelerate(加快),大胆登台desperate不顾一切),健康因此degenerate(恶化)
【记】※ de-拼音“德”,sp-拼音“蛇皮”,er-拼音“儿”,ate-吃:德国的蛇皮儿都被吃光了,真令人绝望
※ de-前缀“不、非”, sper-词根“spair希望”,ate-形缀:对…不再存有一点希望→因而不顾死活的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-sper-表示“希望”
常见变体有-spair-
📖 牛津释义
desperate
adj
1 feeling or showing great despair and ready to do anything regardless of danger 感到绝望而不惜冒险的; 拚命的; 不顾一切的
The prisoners grew more desperate. 囚徒们在绝望中更加不顾死活了.
She wrote me a desperate letter. 她给我写了一封信表示因绝望而不惜孤注一掷.
2 [attrib 作定语]
violent and sometimes against the law 凶暴的; 犯法的
a desperate criminal, act, robbery 无法无天的罪犯、 行为、 抢劫.
3 [usu pred 通常作表语]
~ (for sth/to do sth) in great need (of sth/to do sth) 极需要（某事物[做某事]）
They're desperate for money. 他们极需钱.
(infml 口) Have you got some water? I'm desperate (for a drink). 你有水吗? 我很想喝（一点）.
I'm desperate to see her. 我很想见到她.
4 extremely serious or dangerous 极严重的; 极危险的
a desperate situation, shortage, illness 危局、 奇缺、 重病
The state of the country is desperate. 该国局势危殆.
5 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
giving little hope of success; tried when all else has failed 成功希望渺茫的; 孤注一掷的
a desperate remedy, measure, etc 成功希望渺茫的补救方法、 孤注一掷的措施.
🎯 考研助记
despair(n.绝望)-desperate(v.绝望的 网友：yqy补充： de去掉+sper+ate→去掉希望→绝望的)[Sper=hope,表示"希望"]
🔁 扩展释义
*['despәrәt]a. 不顾一切的, 危急的, 令人绝望的, 极渴望的
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A dime is 10 cents. It's one tenth of a dollar.
一角有十美分，是一美元的十分之一。
Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast.
音乐有抚凶暴心灵的魅力。
For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress.
他平生第一次自豪地拥有了一张既有弹簧又带床垫的床。