Desperate

(noun.) a person who is frightened and in need of help; 'they prey on the hopes of the desperate'.

(adj.) showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; 'made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber'; 'the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war'- G.C.Marshall; 'they took heroic measures to save his life' .

(adj.) fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; 'a desperate illness'; 'on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel'- G.C.Marshall; 'a dire emergency' .

(adj.) showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; 'felt a desperate urge to confess'; 'a desperate need for recognition' .

(adj.) desperately determined; 'do-or-die revolutionaries'; 'a do-or-die conflict' .

(adj.) (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; 'a desperate criminal'; 'taken hostage of desperate men' .

爱德温录入

• Happily Rosamond did not think of committing any desperate act: she plaited her fair hair as beautifully as usual, and kept herself proudly calm. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Why, George, this state of mind is awful; it's getting really desperate George. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• After more communing with herself next day, she arrived at the desperate conclusion of consulting Harry. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• It seemed to me that he was making desperate efforts to restrain a convulsive attack of laughter. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Ladies,' roared Mr. Pickwick, rendered desperate by the danger of his situation. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• You are desperate, full of fancies, and wilful; and you misunderstand. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• I am a Briton, said Miss Pross, I am desperate. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• After a debauch with some desperate woman, he went on quite easy and forgetful. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Wounded desperate, miss,' replied Giles, with indescribable complacency. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• The story of the desperate attempt to which I now stood committed begins here. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• I was already a dying and a desperate man. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• I have already observed that I don't know how this desperate idea came into my brain. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• The morning was wearing away; he grew desperate. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Revenge is sometimes sweet, even to the most forgiving lady, when the manner of it is not too desperate. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• But few words sufficed to tell Laura and Marian how my desperate venture had ended, and what the next event in our lives was likely to be. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.

手打:卡尔