desperate
/ˈdespərət/adjective
1- feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with绝望的; 无望的：
a desperate sadness enveloped Ruth.
露丝沉浸在绝望的悲哀中。
1.1
- (of an act or attempt) tried in despair or when everything else has failed; having little hope of success（行动, 努力）孤注一掷的; 极少成功希望的：
drugs used in a desperate attempt to save his life.
为了救活他, 被孤注一掷地使用的药品。
1.2
- (of a situation) extremely bad, serious, or dangerous（情况）极端恶劣的, 严重的; 危急的：
there is a desperate shortage of teachers.
教师极度缺乏。
1.3
- Irish informal very bad〈爱尔兰, 非正式〉极差的; 极坏的：
that beer's desperate - it's a wonder you've the nerve to offer it for sale.
这啤酒太差劲了——你们竟然还敢拿出来出售。
1.4
- predic.(of a person) having a great need or desire for something（人）极需某物的; 极想要某物的：
I am desperate for a cigarette
我极想抽一支烟
with infinitive other women are desperate to get back to work.其他妇女都渴望恢复工作。
1.5
- (of a person or fight) violent or dangerous（人, 打斗）暴力的; 危险的：
a desperate criminal
穷凶极恶的罪犯
a desperate struggle.
殊死斗争。
短语
desperate diseases must have desperate remedies
- proverb extreme measures are justified as a response to a difficult or dangerous situation〈谚〉重症还得猛药治; 对困难或危险的处境可以采取极端的措施。
派生词
desperateness
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'in despair'）： from Latin desperatus 'deprived of hope'， past participle of desperare （see DESPAIR）.