desperately
desperately — 副詞
1. to an extreme degree, especially when describing something difficult, unpleasant
極度地；非常
極深程度，用於負面情況
to an extreme degree, especially when describing something difficult, unpleasant, or serious — for example, being desperately ill, desperately poor, or desperately short of something needed.
The clinic was desperately short of clean water and basic supplies after the earthquake.
地震後，這間診所極度缺乏乾淨的水和基本物資。
collocation: desperately short of [sth]
Mert felt desperately lonely during his first winter away from home.
Mert 在第一個離家在外度過的冬天感到非常孤獨。
collocation: desperately lonely
By the time rescue workers arrived, many of the refugees were desperately ill.
救援人員抵達時，許多難民已經病得非常嚴重。
The mountain village became desperately overcrowded when hundreds of people fled there.
數百人逃到這座山村後，這裡變得極度擁擠。
文法句型
desperately + [adjective describing a bad/difficult situation]
用法筆記
Commonly modifies adjectives and a few participles that describe negative conditions (ill, poor, lonely, short, overcrowded). Unlike very or extremely, desperately carries a connotation that the situation is severe enough to cause real suffering or danger.
常見錯誤
2. describing actions driven by extreme fear or hopelessness, where someone will tr
不顧一切
因恐懼或絕望而不計後果地行動
describing actions driven by extreme fear or hopelessness, where someone will try every possible option to avoid disaster — for example, desperately searching for something lost or desperately trying to escape danger.
Sivan desperately searched every room for her missing passport before the flight.
Sivan 在飛機起飛前絕望地搜遍每個房間，尋找她的護照。
collocation: desperately searched for
With the house full of smoke, the family desperately tried to find a way out.
房子裡滿是濃煙時，這家人不顧一切地想辦法逃出去。
collocation: desperately tried to
Baraka desperately waved his arms to stop cars on the empty highway.
Baraka 在空蕩的公路上絕望地揮手攔車。
Tendai desperately grabbed the edge of the boat as the waves pulled him under.
海浪將 Tendai 往下拉時，他絕望地抓住船緣。
When the baby stopped breathing, Otis desperately called for help down the hallway.
嬰兒停止呼吸時，Otis 在走廊上絕望地大聲求救。
- frantically
emphasises hurried, disorganised action caused by worry; less extreme than desperately
- hopelessly
focuses on the lack of hope rather than the urgent action itself
- wildly
suggests uncontrolled, reckless movements without the emotional depth of despair
文法句型
desperately + [verb of action done in fear or hopelessness]
用法筆記
Describes the urgent, fearful manner of an action, not the intensity of a feeling. Use this sense when the sentence includes a physical action (search, call, grab, wave, try) performed under pressure, rather than a static state (ill, poor, lonely).