despair什么意思(一日一词：高考完形高频词despair)

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★despair

①n. 绝望, 失望, 令人失望的人(事物)

The boy is the despair of his parents. 那男孩的父母对他感到绝望了。

The examination was the despair of me. = The examination was my despair. 我对考试已经绝望了。

②vi.绝望 ；丧失信心

He did not despair of victory in the end.

他没有失去赢得最后胜利的信心。

▲ in despair 绝望地

Mary put his head on the doctor’s desk in despair.(desperately)

Mary绝望地趴在医生的桌子上。

★desperate

①adj.绝望的;危急的:

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I was so desperate on hearing that

听到那个消息，我简直绝望了。

②adj. 不顾一切的;铤而走险的;孤注一掷的

a desperate attempt孤注一掷

Doctors were fighting a desperate battle to save the little girl’s life.

医生们正不顾一切地奋力抢救小女孩的性命。

③极度渴望的;极需要的

The man lost in the desert was desperate for water.

在沙漠中迷路的人极度渴望得到水。

★ desperately adv. 绝望地; 极度地

▲desperately want/need

The crops desperately need rain.

这些作物急需雨水。