"desperate" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 绝望的
• 不顾一切的

Definition

形容人非常焦虑、绝望，或极度需要某样东西。也可以形容在处境很严重时，因为别无选择而不顾一切采取的行动。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常和 'for' 或 'to' 连用，如 'desperate for help'、'desperate to leave'。它比 'worried' 或 'eager' 语气更强，通常带有负面色彩。常见搭配有 'desperate situation'、'desperate need' 和 'desperate attempt'。

Examples

She felt desperate when she lost her phone.

她丢了手机时感到非常**绝望**。

We are desperate for rain this summer.

今年夏天我们非常**需要**下雨。

He made a desperate call for help.

他发出了**不顾一切的**求救电话。

I was so desperate to get this job that I checked my email every ten minutes.

我当时**特别想**得到这份工作，以至于每十分钟就查一次邮箱。

Things must be pretty bad if they're getting desperate enough to sell the house.

如果他们已经**到了走投无路的地步**，连房子都要卖了，那情况一定很糟。

Don't sound too desperate in your message—keep it calm and simple.

你的消息里别显得太**绝望**——保持冷静、简单就好。