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desperate

/ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/ 名词 C2

中文: 绝望的人、走投无路者

  1. A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.

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won’t she be savage if I’ve kept her waiting!” Alice felt so desperate that she was ready to ask help of any one; so, when the Rabbit came near her, she began, in a low, timid voice, “If you please, sir—” The Rabbit started violently, dropped the white kid gloves and the fan, and skurried away into the darkness as hard as he could go.
《Alice's Adventures in Wonderland》,第9页 · B2
She wheeled around in her chair, expecting to see Diana, and beheld a white-faced girl whose great eyes were brimmed up with a mixture of desperate courage and shrinking terror.
《Anne of Green Gables》,第155页 · C1
While Miss Harris was counting out his change he rallied his powers for a final desperate attempt.
《Anne of Green Gables》,第190页 · C1
And you know how desperate hard it’s got to be to get hired help.
《Anne of Green Gables》,第7页 · C1

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