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、involve
需要;包含
Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed.
料理好厨房需要把一切都安排得规规矩矩,且要讲求速度。
Nicky's job as a public relations director involves spending quite a lot of time with other people.
尼基作为公共关系主管,需要花很多时间与别人打交道。
牵涉;涉及
If there was a cover-up, it involved people at the very highest levels of government.
如果有人想要隐瞒实情,那其中就涉及政府部门最高层的人物。
a riot involving a hundred inmates.
有 100 名囚犯参与的暴动