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单词 desperate
释义
Desperate
nnoun.persona person who is frightened and in need of help
Examples:
  • they prey on the hopes of the desperate
Derivationally Related Form:despair
Hypernyms:unfortunate unfortunate person
Inherited Hypernyms:desperateunfortunatepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:desperateunfortunatepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:gonertoast
Full Hyponyms:
goner
adj satadj.allarising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
Synset:despairing
Examples:
  • a despairing view of the world situation
  • the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
  • a desperate cry for help
  • helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
  • her desperate screams
Antonyms:hopeful
Inherited Hypernyms:despairing
Similar to:hopeless
adj satadj.alldesperately determined
Synset:do-or-die
Examples:
  • do-or-die revolutionaries
  • a do-or-die conflict
Antonyms:irresolute
Inherited Hypernyms:desperate
Similar to:resolute
adj satadj.all(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
Examples:
  • a desperate criminal
  • taken hostage of desperate men
Antonyms:safe
Inherited Hypernyms:desperate
Similar to:dangerous unsafe
adj satadj.allshowing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
Synset:heroic
Examples:
  • 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
Antonyms:cowardly
Inherited Hypernyms:desperate
Similar to:brave courageous
adj satadj.allshowing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
Examples:
  • felt a desperate urge to confess
  • a desperate need for recognition
Antonyms:beseeching
Inherited Hypernyms:desperate
Similar to:imperative
adj satadj.allfraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
Synset:dire
Examples:
  • a desperate illness
  • on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel - G.C.Marshall
  • a dire emergency
Antonyms:noncritical
Inherited Hypernyms:desperate
Similar to:critical
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