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 Russian economic model is already in dire trouble and has been suffering capital flight for some time.
俄罗斯的经济模式已经面临很大问题,资本外逃也已持续了一段时间。 - Currency war, to be sure, but the consequences for the global economy could still be dire.
应该指出,我们说的是“汇率战争”;但对全球经济来说,这一“战争”的后果仍可能极其严重。 - 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。 - 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 consequences have been dire.
后果是可怕的。 - His life is in dire danger from cancer.
他因患癌症而生命垂危。 - As you know, this is a dire charge.
如你所知,这是一个可怕的指控。 - 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。 - 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。 - The woman's in dire need of some endorphins.
女人对脑内啡的需要真是可怕。