desperate

US /ˈdes.pɚ.ət/
UK /ˈdes.pɚ.ət/
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1.

절망적인, 필사적인

feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with

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He was desperate for a job.
그는 일자리를 얻기 위해 필사적이었다.
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The situation is desperate.
상황이 절망적이다.
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hopelessdirecriticalgraveserious
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hopefuloptimisticcalm
2.

필사적인, 최후의 수단

undertaken as a last resort and offering little hope of success

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They made a desperate attempt to escape.
그들은 필사적인 탈출 시도를 했다.
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It was a desperate gamble.
그것은 필사적인 도박이었다.
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last-ditchrecklessrashriskyhazardous
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calculatedplannedthoughtful
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desperatelydesperation