dire

英 [ˈdaɪə(r)]

美 [ˈdaɪər]

adj.  极其严重的; 危急的; 极糟的; 极差的

最高级：direst　比较级：direr　

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Collins.1 / BNC.8437 / COCA.7077

牛津词典

adj.

• 极其严重的；危急的
  very serious
  1. living in dire poverty
     生活赤贫
  2. dire warnings/threats
     严重的警告 / 威胁
  3. Such action may have dire consequences .
     这种行为可能产生严重后果。
  4. We're in dire need of your help.
     我们急需你的帮助。
  5. The firm is in dire straits (= in a very difficult situation) and may go bankrupt.
     这家公司已陷入极度困境之中，可能会破产。
• 极糟的；极差的
  very bad
  1. The acting was dire.
     这表演糟透了。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 严峻的;严重的;可怕的
  Direis used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is.
  1. 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。
  2. He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
     他急需入院治疗。
  3. ...dire poverty.
     赤贫
• ADJ-GRADED 极其糟糕的;质量低劣的
  If you describe something asdire, you are emphasizing that it is of very low quality.
  1. ...a book of children's verse, which ranged from the barely tolerable to the utterly dire.
     一本儿童诗歌集，其中有的能勉强接受，而有的简直是糟透了。

双语例句

• The background to the current troubles is provided by the dire state of the country's economy
  目前的问题是在国家经济岌岌可危的背景下出现的。
• So the dire consequences which Mr Obama warned of have now occurred.
  奥巴马总统所警告的“严重后果”现在真的发生了。
• The risk has emerged of a self-fulfilling confidence crisis that would have dire consequences for other vulnerable members.
  希腊目前有可能爆发一场自我实现的信心危机，进而给其它脆弱的欧元区成员国造成可怕影响。
• The world bank and other donors demand more cash to lend to developing countries in dire straits.
  世界银行（worldbank）和其它捐赠组织需要更多现金，以贷款给那些陷入严重困境的发展中国家。
• The people here are reduced to dire poverty because of ( the) natural disasters.
  这里的人们由于自然灾害而穷不聊生。
• His life is in dire danger from cancer.
  他因患癌症而生命垂危。
• 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。
• The threat of exclusion from Chinese markets – already fairly dire – will make politicians around the world jump.
  被排除出中国市场的威胁现在已经相当可怕了将使全世界的政客们跳起来。
• The culture of suspicion could have dire consequences.
  怀疑文化的生根可能会产生巨大的负面影响。
• Because we did have three years, at least, together, under very dire circumstances.
  因为毕竟我们在一个可怕的环境下，一起走过了三年，最少三年。