1、desperate
(因绝望而)孤注一掷的,铤而走险的,拼命的
Troops are needed to help get food into Kosovo where people are in desperate need.
需要军队帮助将科索沃人民亟需的食品送抵那里。
Desperate with anxiety, Bob and Hans searched the whole house.
焦急万分的鲍勃和汉斯把整座房子找了个遍。
极需要的;渴望的
They'd been married nearly four years and June was desperate to start a family.
他们结婚已快4年了,琼非常渴望要个孩子。
People are desperate for him to do something.
人们极希望他能做点什么。
极困难的;极严重的;极危险的
India's United Nations ambassador said the situation is desperate.
印度驻联合国大使说形势非常危急。
I decided not to abandon John when he was in such a desperate position.
我决定不在约翰走投无路的时候抛弃他。
2、get down
使沮丧;使忧郁
At times when my work gets me down, I like to fantasize about being a farmer.
有时当工作让我沮丧时,我喜欢幻想自己是一个农场主。
写下;记下
The idea has been going around in my head for quite a while and now I am getting it down on paper.
这个想法在我脑海里萦绕许久了,我现在就将它写在纸上。
俯身;跪下;趴下
She got down on her hands and knees on the floor.
她双手撑地跪在地上。
Get down! she yelled. Somebody's shooting!
“趴下!”她大声喊道,“有人开枪!”