Xem thêm: despairing, do-or-die(a), heroic, dire
desperate adj.
VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get I was starting to get desperate. | make sb The sudden loss of his money had made him desperate.
ADV. really | absolutely, utterly She felt utterly desperate. | increasingly | almost | a little, pretty, rather
PREP. about I felt desperate about my future.
n.
they prey on the hopes of the desperate
adj.
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
do-or-die revolutionaries
a do-or-die conflict
a desperate criminal
taken hostage of desperate men
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
felt a desperate urge to confess
a desperate need for recognition
a desperate illness
on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency
