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、confuse
混淆;搞错
Great care is taken to avoid confusing the two types of projects.
大家非常谨慎,以免把这两类项目弄混。
I can't see how anyone could confuse you with another!
我不明白怎么会有人把你和另外一个人搞混!
把…弄糊涂;使困惑
German politics surprised and confused him.
德国政治既令他惊讶,又让他困惑不解。
搅乱;使复杂化
To further confuse the issue, there is an enormous variation in the amount of sleep people feel happy with.
使问题进一步复杂化的是,每个人需要的睡眠时间千差万别。