dire
英 ['daɪə]
美
- adj. 可怕的；悲惨的；极端的
英英释意
- 1. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless;
- "a desperate illness"
- "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall
- "a dire emergency"
- 2. causing fear or dread or terror;
- "the awful war"
- "an awful risk"
- "dire news"
- "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"
- "the dread presence of the headmaster"
- "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"
- "a dreadful storm"
- "a fearful howling"
- "horrendous explosions shook the city"
- "a terrible curse"
双语例句
- 1. If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits.
- 假如我们有了小孩，我们会真正陷入困境。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. A government split would have dire consequences for domestic peace.
- 政府的分裂将会给国内和平带来严重后果。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
- 他急需入院治疗。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. living in dire poverty
- 生活赤贫
来自《权威词典》
- 5. There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.
- 曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告.
来自《简明英汉词典》