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、confession

供状;供词

They forced him to sign a confession.

他们强迫他在一份供词上签名。

声明;告白;表白

Tatyana's confession of love.

塔季扬娜爱的告白

(对使自己羞愧或尴尬之事的)承认，坦白

The diaries are a mixture of confession and observation.

这些日记既有自白，也有评论。

I have a confession to make.

我有件事要坦白。