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、advocate
拥护;提倡;主张
Mr Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.
威廉斯先生是个保守派,主张政府应减少对商业的控制
。the tax policy advocated by the Opposition.
反对党提倡的税收政策
(为某一类人)谋利益者
advocates for the homeless.
为无家可归的人谋利益者
Animal rights advocates argue that zoos are really animal prisons and very often cruel.
动物权利保护者指出动物园实际上是动物的牢笼,经常很残酷地对待动物
。拥护者;提倡者
He was a strong advocate of free market policies and a multi-party system.
他是自由市场政策和多党派制度的坚决拥护者
。