dire 详细解释

dire

[daiə]

adj.可怕的, 悲惨的, 极其的

a.

1. 可怕的; 悲惨的

dire warnings

可怖的预兆

2. 极度的; 紧迫的

We are in dire need of help.

我们迫切需要帮助。

词形变化

副词: direly | 形容词比较级: direr | 形容词最高级: direst | 名词: direness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.可怕的; 悲惨的

bad  terrible  dreadful  horrible  awful  wretched  disastrous  tragic  black  

同义参见:

fearful  afflictive  violent  frightful  burning  alarming  

英英释义

形容词 dire:

fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

同义词：desperate

causing fear or dread or terror

同义词：awful, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible

补充

diredire英:[ˈdaiə] 美:[daɪr]adj.1.可怕的, 恐怖的The company is in dire straits.公司处于极度困难的境地。

例句

1. They are living in dire poverty.他们过着极度贫困的生活。 2. He was in dire need of hospital treatment.他急需入院治疗。 3. The garden is in dire need of some rain.花园迫切需要下些雨。 4. The songs ranged from tolerable to pretty dire.这些歌好点儿的还能听听, 差的则是非常糟糕。 5. Some of the poems were really dire.有些诗很糟糕。 6. All the victims were in dire straits, and it seemed one or two could not last much longer.所有的受害者都岌岌可危, 其中一两人似乎支撑不了多久了。 7. Poor chap, he was clearly in dire straits financially.可怜的家伙, 他显然是在经济上陷入困境了。 8. dire consequences.极其严重的后果。 9. there were dire warnings from the traffic organizations.有来自交通机构的灾难警告。 10. the concert was dire.音乐会糟透了。 11. dire consequences/poverty严重的后果；赤贫 12. The business is in dire straits financially.这企业在财政上陷于困境。 13. "Even the smallest mistake could have dire [=terrible, dreadful] consequences."哪怕是最小的错误也有可能导致可怕的后果。 14. a dire emergency可怕的突发事件 15. The circumstances are now more dire than ever.现在的状况比以往任何时候都要糟糕。 16. "With its best player out of the game, the team found itself in dire straits. [=in a very bad or difficult situation]"最好的球员比赛出局后，球队感到处境岌岌可危。 17. The company now finds itself in dire financial straits. [=the company is having bad financial problems]公司发现目前已深陷财务困境。 18. Some analysts are issuing dire economic forecasts.一些分析家对经济形势发表了灾难性的预测。 19. a dire prediction/warning不祥的预言/警示 20. The government is in dire [=desperate] need of reform.政府亟须改革。 21. dire necessity急需的必备品 22. They live in dire poverty.他们的生活极为贫困。

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