He was desperate for a job.
他急需工作。
The lost hikers were desperate for food and water.
迷路的徒步者急需食物和水。
In a desperate attempt to score, he kicked the ball from midfield.
为了拼命得分，他从中场起脚射门。
The team was desperate to win after losing five games in a row.
连输五场后，球队迫切想赢。
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “desperate”: The sailor was desperate to find land after days lost at sea.
C — distressed. “desperate” means adj. feeling hopeless or urgent
Lost in the desert for days, the hikers grew ______ for water.
B — desperate. “desperate” means adj. feeling hopeless or urgent
desperate — adj. feeling hopeless or urgent. In Chinese: 绝望的，极需要的.
desperate is pronounced /ˈdespərət/. It breaks into 3 syllables: des · per · ate.
“desperate” means feeling hopeless or urgent. Examples: (1) He was desperate for a job. (2) The lost hikers were desperate for food and water. (3) In a desperate attempt to score, he kicked the ball from midfield. (4) The team was desperate to win after losing five games in a row.
hopeless, urgent — all close in meaning to desperate (adj. feeling hopeless or urgent).
Yes. desperate appears on the iSEE Vocab Lower list, which covers 600+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
desesper(Desperate)+ate(adj.)