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| /ˈdesp(ə)rət/ |
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| 1 | very worried and angry because you do not know how to deal with an unpleasant situation 绝望的 |
| The missing man’ s family are getting increasingly desperate. 失踪者的家人越来越绝望。 |
| | 1a | done because you can think of no other way 孤注一掷的 | | In a desperate attempt to escape, he killed the guard. 他孤注一掷想逃走，便杀死了警卫。 | |
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| 2 | needing or wanting something very much 极需要的；极向往的 |
| +for They were sold by families desperate for money to buy food. 它们是由极需要钱来购买食品的家庭出售的。 |
| be desperate to do sth She was desperate to see him again. 她非常想再见到他。 |
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| 3 | usually before noun extremely severe or serious 非常严重的 |
| the desperate plight of the refugees 难民的绝境 |
| Parts of this school are in desperate need of repair. 这所学校的一些地方急需维修。 |
| Words frequently used with desperate | | desperate 的常见搭配词 | | nouns | attempt, bid, effort, struggle, | 1 | | | |
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