1·He took a deep breath, desperately trying to keep calm.
他深深地吸了口气，竭尽全力保持镇定。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·He was found desperately trying to untangle several reels of film.
人们发现他正拼命地试图解开纠结的几圈胶片。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·Thousands are desperately trying to leave their battered homes and villages.
成千上万的人们正不顾一切地试图逃离他们满目疮痍的家园和村庄。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·A blond boy is desperately trying to avoid the robot.
一个金发男孩拼命地避开机器人。
5·Bankers are desperately trying to placate their critics.
银行业者正在拼了命地试图安抚批评家们。
6·I was desperately trying to grab hold of something solid.
我拼命想要抓住一个坚固的物体。
7·Thousands are desperately trying to leave their battered homes.
成千上万的人不顾一切地想要离开他们千疮百孔的家园。
8·He is desperately trying to create certainty where it just doesn't exist.
他极度希望制造并不存在的确定性。
9·I am desperately trying to finish a screenplay and a talk I need to give in Milan.
我正忙着写一个剧本，还有一个要在米兰演讲的讲话稿。
10·He spent his last years crippled by strokes, desperately trying to pay off his debts.
在他生命的最后几年，拼命还债，致使他中风瘫痪。