1、appreciate

欣賞；鑒賞；賞識

Anyone can appreciate our music.

任何人都能欣賞我們的音樂。

In time you'll appreciate the beauty and subtlety of this language.

總有一天你會體會到這門語言的優美和微妙之處。

領會；了解；認識

She never really appreciated the depth and bitterness of the Irish conflict.

她從來沒有真正認識到愛爾蘭矛盾的深刻和激烈。

He appreciates that co-operation with the media is part of his professional duties.

他懂得與媒體合作是自己工作職責的一部分。

感謝;感激

Peter stood by me when I most needed it. I'll always appreciate that.

當我最需要的時候，彼得在我身邊支持我。我將永存感激。

Thanks, lads. I appreciate it.

謝了，哥們兒。我很感激。

2、desperate

（因絕望而）孤注一擲的，鋌而走險的，拼命的

Troops are needed to help get food into Kosovo where people are in desperate need.

需要軍隊幫助將科索沃人民亟需的食品送抵那里。

Desperate with anxiety, Bob and Hans searched the whole house.

焦急萬分的鮑勃和漢斯把整座房子找了個遍。

極需要的;渴望的

They'd been married nearly four years and June was desperate to start a family.

他們結婚已快4年了，瓊非常渴望要個孩子。

People are desperate for him to do something.

人們極希望他能做點什么。

極困難的;極嚴重的;極危險的

India's United Nations ambassador said the situation is desperate.

印度駐聯合國大使說形勢非常危急。

I decided not to abandon John when he was in such a desperate position.

我決定不在約翰走投無路的時候拋棄他。