desperate

英 ['desp(?)r?t] 美['d?sp?r?t]
  • adj. 不顧一切的;令人絕望的;極度渴望的

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詞態(tài)變化


副詞:?desperately;

助記提示


1. de- "without" + sper- "hope" + -ate (形容詞后綴) => 字面含義:without hope, lose all hope. => 既然沒有希望了,當(dāng)然就絕望了。
2. 看過美劇《絕望的主婦》(Desperate Housewives)的人,肯定很容易記住這個(gè)單詞,該劇曾是全球收視率最高的電視劇,曾多次奪得美國(guó)單周收視排行榜冠軍,并橫掃美國(guó)各大頒獎(jiǎng)典禮上的多個(gè)獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)。推薦沒看過該劇的朋友們?nèi)タ匆豢础?/div>

中文詞源


desperate 絕望的,鋌而走險(xiǎn)的

來自despair, 絕望。

英文詞源


desperate (adj.)
early 15c., "despairing, hopeless," from Latin desperatus "given up, despaired of," past participle of desperare (see despair (v.)). Sense of "driven to recklessness" is from late 15c.; weakened sense of "having a great desire for" is from 1950s. Related: Desperately.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. Car firms are desperate to achieve economies of scale.
汽車廠商拼命想要實(shí)現(xiàn)規(guī)模經(jīng)濟(jì)。

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2. They admit they are now desperate for a lucky break.
他們承認(rèn)現(xiàn)在急盼幸運(yùn)之神的降臨。

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3. The company'sclosure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits.
該公司的倒閉讓很多小商人陷入了經(jīng)濟(jì)困境。

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4. Desperate with anxiety, Bob and Hans searched the whole house.
焦急萬(wàn)分的鮑勃和漢斯把整座房子找了個(gè)遍。

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5. He was desperate. He was in debt up to his ears.
他負(fù)債累累,走投無路。

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