desperately

adverb

/ˈdespərətli/

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in a way that shows you have little hope and are ready to do anything without worrying about danger to yourself or others（因绝望而）不惜冒险的，不顾一切的，拼命的
- She looked desperately around for a weapon.她在四下里找，急于弄到一件武器。
extremely, especially when talking about bad situations拼命地：极端地，特别是当谈论坏情况时
- desperately ill/unhappy/lonely病得厉害；极为不快；极其孤独
- He grew up desperately poor.他在极度贫困中长大。
very much, especially when talking about difficult or bad situations拼命地：非常，特别是在谈论困难或恶劣情况时
- They desperately wanted a child.他们非常想要一个孩子。
- He took a deep breath, desperately trying to keep calm.他深深地吸了口气，竭尽全力保持镇定。