desperate
gb/dˈɛspɚɪt/ us/dˈɛspɚɪt/
B1
Englisch
~ 3000
kétségbeesetten szüksége van valamire, kétségbeesetten vágyik valamire, kétségbeesett, kilátástalan, kétségbeejtő
B1
1
Verwendungsmuster:
[someone] is desperate for [something]
She was desperate for someone to listen to her story.
Kétségbeesetten szüksége volt rá, hogy valaki meghallgassa a történetét.
After three days without water, they were desperate for a drink.
Három nap víz nélkül már kétségbeesetten szükségük volt valami innivalóra.
He grew desperate as he searched for his lost child.
The team was desperate to win the final game.
Beispiele für Lernende
I am desperate for a job.
Kétségbeesetten szükségem van munkára.
He is desperate for food.
Kétségbeesetten szüksége van élelemre.
She is desperate to see her friend.
They are desperate for help.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desperate' with 'hopeless'. 'Desperate' means having a strong need or desire, while 'hopeless' means having no chance of success.
Bedeutung
Feeling or showing urgent need
Wortverbindungen
desperate for help
|desperate for money
|desperate for attention
|desperate situation
Synonyme
urgent (Focuses more on the time-sensitive nature of the need rather than emotional intensity.)
|
needy (Implies lacking something essential, but can also suggest dependency.)
Antonyme
content (Implies satisfaction and no pressing need.)
Themen
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Feeling a very strong need for something because the situation is very bad.
Feeling, showing, or involving a great need or desire for something, often due to difficult or hopeless circumstances.
B2
2
Verwendungsmuster:
a desperate attempt to [do something]
In a desperate attempt to save the company, they sold all their assets.
A cég megmentésére tett kétségbeesett kísérletként eladták az összes vagyonukat.
He made a desperate dash for the exit when the fire alarm went off.
Amikor megszólalt a tűzjelző, kétségbeesetten a kijárat felé rohant.
They took desperate measures to protect their home from flooding.
Beispiele für Lernende
We made a desperate attempt to win.
Kétségbeesett kísérletet tettünk arra, hogy nyerjünk.
She took desperate steps to find her dog.
Kétségbeesett lépéseket tett, hogy megtalálja a kutyáját.
He made a desperate run to catch the bus.
Bedeutung
Involving extreme effort or risk
Wortverbindungen
desperate attempt
|desperate measures
|desperate struggle
Synonyme
bold (Implies courage and willingness to take risks but not necessarily due to urgency.)
|
reckless (Implies taking risks without careful thought, sometimes overlapping with 'desperate' actions.)
Antonyme
cautious (Implies careful avoidance of risk.)
Themen
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Done with great effort or risk because the situation is very bad.
Involving extreme measures, effort, or risk because of a difficult or urgent situation.
B2
3
kilátástalan
B2
kétségbeejtő
B2
Verwendungsmuster:
a desperate situation
The refugees were in a desperate situation after losing their homes.
Miután elveszítették az otthonukat, a menekültek kilátástalan helyzetbe kerültek.
She faced a desperate battle against the illness.
Szinte kilátástalan harcot kellett vívnia a betegséggel.
It was a desperate time for the community after the earthquake.
Beispiele für Lernende
It is a desperate situation.
Ez kilátástalan helyzet.
They are in a desperate time.
Kilátástalan időszakot élnek át.
She feels desperate about the future.
Bedeutung
Having little or no hope
Wortverbindungen
desperate situation
|desperate times
Synonyme
hopeless (Completely without hope; often interchangeable in this sense.)
Antonyme
hopeful (Feeling or showing expectation that things will improve.)
Themen
emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Having almost no chance of success or change for the better.
Having little or no hope that a situation will improve; nearly hopeless.
Grammatik
Grundform
desperate
IPA
GB/dˈɛspɚɪt/
US/dˈɛspɚɪt/
Silben & Betonung
des - per - ate (3 Silben)
Stress on 1st syllable (des)
Wortformen
Adjective
- Base: desperate
Wortfamilie
Core family
desperately
adverb B1
desperation
noun B2
Related words
despair
noun/verb B2
Ausdrücke
desperate times call for desperate measures
1/dˈɛspɚɪt tˈaɪmz kˈɔl fɚ dˈɛspɚɪt mˈɛʒɚz/
idiom
Extreme actions in urgent situations
When things are very bad, you must do things you would not normally do.
Beispiele
- I normally wouldn’t spend so much, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
- We had to break the rules—desperate times call for desperate measures.
in desperate need of
1/ˈɪn dˈɛspɚɪt nˈid əv/
fixed phrase
Strong urgent requirement
Needing something very much and very quickly.
Beispiele
- The shelter is in desperate need of volunteers.
- She is in desperate need of medical attention.