Part Eight: August - Sleep
desperate
/ˈdespərət/
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willing to do anything to change a very bad situation, and not caring about danger
（为了改变糟糕境遇而）不惜冒险的，拼命的，绝望的Time was running out and we were getting desperate.
时间越来越少，我们越来越感到绝望。 -
a desperate situation is extremely serious or dangerous
（情况）极严重的；极危险的；很危急的They face a desperate shortage of clean water.
他们面临洁净水的严重短缺。
revenge
/rɪˈvendʒ/
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something you do in order to punish someone who has harmed or offended you
She is seeking revenge for the murder of her husband.
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the defeat of someone who has previously defeated you in a sport
The team wanted to get revenge for their defeat earlier in the season.
球队想要为这个赛季早先的失败雪耻。
bandage
/ˈbændɪdʒ/
noun
a narrow piece of cloth that you tie around a wound or around a part of the body that has been injured
绷带
verb
to tie or cover a part of the body with a bandage
用绷带包扎
The nurse bandaged up his sprained ankle.
护士用绷带包扎他扭伤的脚踝。
lamb
/læm/
a young sheep
slaughter
/ˈslɔːtər/
the killing of animals for their meat
屠宰；宰杀
(like) a lamb/lambs to the slaughter
used when someone is going to do something dangerous, but they do not realize it or have no choice
像待宰的羔羊（指面临危险而未觉察或别无选择者）
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