【desperate音标】 英[ˈdespərət] 美[ˈdespərɪt]
【单词释义】 desperate是什么意思：
adj.绝望的；由绝望而引起的；不顾一切的，拼命的；铤而走险的，孤注一掷的；急切的，极度渴望的
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
【关联词/派生词】
desperately adv. 绝望地；拼命地；不顾一切地
desperation n. [U] 绝望；拼命；急需，渴求；铤而走险
【desperate形近词/近似词】
recuperate v.恢复，复原；恢复健康；挽回损失
operate v. 操作；经营；使运行
temperate adj.（气候）温和的；温带的；有节制的
cooperate v.合作，协作；配合，协助
exasperate vt.使恼怒；使烦恼；使恶化；使加剧
【单词例句】
◇ Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.
她十分高兴，终于又把它捉了回来。突然间，她感觉到鸟儿四肢无力。她张开手，惊恐地盯着手中的死鸟。她不顾一切的爱害死了鸟儿。
---- Best Way to Keep Love is to Give It Wings
◇ Meanwhile, those who share needles bought from illegal chemists are at great risk of being infected with desperate AIDS. If so, neither injecting nor taking pills can guarantee their survival.
同时，那些共用从非法药剂师处购买的注射器的青少年冒着感染令人绝望的艾滋病的极大风险，一旦感染上，不管是打针还是吃药都没法保证他们的生存了。