desperate

英 [ˈdespərət]

美 [ˈdɛspərɪt]

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

1、Troops are needed to help get food into Kosovo where people are in desperate need.

需要军队帮助将科索沃人民亟需的食品送抵那里。

2、They'd been married nearly four years and June was desperate to start a family.

他们结婚已快4年了，琼非常渴望要个孩子。

3、India's United Nations ambassador said the situation is desperate.

印度驻联合国大使说形势非常危急。

4、Desperate with anxiety, Bob and Hans searched the whole house.

焦急万分的鲍勃和汉斯把整座房子找了个遍。

5、He made a desperate attempt to hijack a plane.

他铤而走险，企图劫持一架飞机。