desperado

🇬🇧 UK/.despә'rɑ:dәu/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A bold and reckless outlaw or criminal, especially in the American Wild West

亡命之徒,暴徒

🧩 Root Breakdown

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Common Collocations

  • 1.outlaw desperado亡命之徒
  • 2.armed desperado武装暴徒
  • 3.desperate desperado穷凶极恶的恶棍

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The desperado fled across the desert with lawmen pursuing him relentlessly.

  • 2.

    The desperado's reputation for violence made even hardened criminals fearful.

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