LEARNit Dictionary

desperate

adjective
B2
1
B2
feeling or showing that you have little hope and are ready to do anything without worrying about danger to yourself or others
ناامید, مستأصل, مایوس
2
B2
giving little hope of success; tried when everything else has failed
ناامید, مایوس, ناامیدکننده
He made a desperate bid for freedom.
She clung to the edge in a desperate attempt to save herself.
His increasing financial difficulties forced him to take desperate measures.
Doctors were fighting a desperate battle to save the little girl's life.
3
B2
needing or wanting something very much
نیازمند, محتاج, بی‌تاب, بسیار محتاج
He was so desperate for a job he would have done anything.
(informal)I'm desperate for a coffee.
to be desperate for money/help/cash/attention
I was absolutely desperate to see her.
She was desperate to escape small town life.
4
B2
extremely serious or dangerous
مستأصل, درمانده, بسیار شدید, بسیار جدی, بسیار خطرناک
The children are in desperate need of love and attention.
They face a desperate shortage of clean water.
His financial situation was desperate.
He had died in desperate poverty.
American farmers are in desperate straits today.