in desperate need

基本解釋

The same elites also failed to arrive at an idea of reform for a system in desperate need of it.
這些精英們同樣也未能達(dá)成對現(xiàn)有制度進(jìn)行迫切改革的一致想法。
U.S. President Barack Obama says the situation in Haiti remains dire, with people in desperate need of shelter, food and medicine after the devastating January 12 earthquake.
美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬說，海地的形勢依然嚴(yán)峻，在1月12日的災(zāi)難性地震之后，人們迫切需要避難場所、食品和醫(yī)療服務(wù)。
The Haitians were in desperate need to elect a new government.
海地政府忽視人們的需要，人們迫切需要選舉一個新政府。

"This is an opportunity to help a neighbor in need, in desperate need, and to do it with swiftness, expertise,generosity and love."
This time, you're a transplant surgeon and you have five patients, each in desperate need of an organ transplant in order to survive.
這次你是一名器官移植醫(yī)生，你有五名病人，每名病人都急需器官移植才能存活。
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The victims of Hurricane Katrina are in desperate need of help.
卡特里娜颶風(fēng)的災(zāi)民急需救助。
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He likens publicly owned U.S. companies to "stray cats" in desperate need of an owner.
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