Liều mạng, liều lĩnh

a desperate act

hành động liều lĩnh

a desperate fellow

một tay liều mạng

Không còn hy vọng, tuyệt vọng

a desperate illness

chứng bệnh không còn hy vọng chữa khỏi

a desperate situation

tình trạng tuyệt vọng

Dữ dội, kinh khủng, ghê gớm

a desperate storm

cơn giông tố kinh khủng

a desperate smoker

tay nghiện thuốc lá kinh khủng

Reckless, foolhardy, rash, impetuous, frantic, frenzied,panic-stricken: Desperate measures are required in such adesperate situation.

Careless, hasty, devil-may-care, wild,mad, frenetic, furious: They made a last desperate attack onthe fort.

Anxious (for), craving, hungry (for), thirsty(for), needful (of), desirous (of), covetous (of), eager (for),longing or yearning (for), wishing (for), hoping (for), aching(for), pining (for): She is desperate for attention.

Urgent,pressing, compelling, serious, grave, acute, critical, crucial,great: There is a desperate need for medicines at the disastersite.

Precarious, perilous, life-threatening, hazardous,dangerous, tenuous, hopeless, beyond hope or help: Avalanchesare making the climbers' situation even more desperate.

Atone's wits' end, forlorn, despairing, despondent, wretched, atthe end of one's tether, frantic: With no one to turn to forhelp, he was truly desperate.

Reckless from despair; violent and lawless.

Aextremely dangerous or serious (a desperate situation). bstaking all on a small chance (a desperate remedy).

Very bad(a desperate night; desperate poverty).

(usu. foll. by for)needing or desiring very much (desperate for recognition).

Desperately adv. desperateness n. desperation n. [ME f. Ldesperatus past part. of desperare (as DE-, sperare hope)]