desperate
US /ˈdes.pɚ.ət/
UK /ˈdes.pɚ.ət/
1.
terdesak, putus asa
feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with
:
•
He was desperate for a job.
Dia terdesak untuk mendapatkan pekerjaan.
•
The situation is desperate.
Situasinya terdesak.
2.
terdesak, usaha terakhir
undertaken as a last resort and offering little hope of success
:
•
They made a desperate attempt to escape.
Mereka membuat percubaan terdesak untuk melarikan diri.
•
It was a desperate gamble.
Ia adalah pertaruhan terdesak.