desperate的用法
desperate a.1.不顾一切的,孤注一掷的 2.极想望的,极需要的 3.绝望的,危急的 4. 由绝望而引起的,显示出绝望的5. 铤而走险的6. 几乎没有希望的 7. 特别强烈的
与spair,sper有关的英文单词≈hope(希望)
desperate a.1.不顾一切的,孤注一掷的 2.极想望的,极需要的 ←de-(=fully表示强调)+sper(=hope希望)+-ate(形容词后缀) de-(=not表示否定)+sper(=hope希望)+-ate(形容词后缀)→ 3.绝望的,危急的 He was desperate for work to provide for a large family. 他渴望有个工作,挣钱供养子女众多的家。
词形变化 副词: desperately 名词: desperateness
语法用法 与hopeless相比,desperate的语气要轻些。 The situation was desperate but not hopeless. 这个情形是令人绝望的,但也不全无希望。 desperate后可接不定式,表示“发疯似地想要……”。 When the war was over, Tom was desperate to return to civilian life. 当战争结束的时候,汤姆发疯似的想要回到平民的生活。 be desperate at ...属于固定搭配,表示“因……而绝望”。
错句举例与错句分析: 错句: He is desperate for the failure. 订正: He is desperate at the failure. 翻译: 他因失败而感到绝望。 分析: be desperate at ...属于固定搭配,表示“因……而绝望”。
英英解释 名词 desperate: a person who is frightened and in need of help形容词 desperate: arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope同义词:despairing desperately determined同义词:do-or-die (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort同义词:heroic showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
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