dire
英 [ˈdaɪə(r)]
美 [ˈdaɪər]
adj. 极其严重的; 危急的; 极糟的; 极差的
Collins.1 / BNC.8437 / COCA.7077
牛津词典
adj.
- 极其严重的;危急的
very serious- living in dire poverty
生活赤贫 - dire warnings/threats
严重的警告 / 威胁 - Such action may have dire consequences .
这种行为可能产生严重后果。 - We're in dire need of your help.
我们急需你的帮助。 - 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。
- living in dire poverty
- 极糟的;极差的
very bad- The acting was dire.
这表演糟透了。
- The acting was dire.
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.- 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。 - He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
他急需入院治疗。 - ...dire poverty.
赤贫
- A government split would have dire consequences for domestic peace...
- 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.- ...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。
- ...a book of children's verse, which ranged from the barely tolerable to the utterly dire.
双语例句
- The backward economy and the cruel exploitation by the serf-owners kept the people in dire poverty and misery.
经济的落后和农奴主的残酷剥削,使人民群众处于极端贫穷和悲惨的生活境地。 - They deprived a large number of the overseas Chinese of their means of livelihood and drove them out of their residences in dire poverty.
他们剥夺了大批华侨劳动人民的生活资料,然后将他们扫地出门。 - 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。 - 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。 - You may have heard that a few manufacturers have fallen into dire straits.
你可能听说过一些厂商已陷入困境。 - 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。 - This decision will have dire consequences for local people.
这项决定对当地人将有严重后果。 - But they cannot escape from the dire consequences of mass consumption.
但他们不能摆脱的可怕后果大众消费。 - 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。 - The consequences have been dire.
后果是可怕的。