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
- 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 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。 - 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 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。 - But the additive's effects on humans are dire.
但此添加剂对人体的影响是可怕的。 - He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
他急需入院治疗。 - The woman's in dire need of some endorphins.
女人对脑内啡的需要真是可怕。 - My foray in friendliness did energize the other people, but with dire consequences.
我对友好的涉足的确给别人带来了精力,可是却带来了可怕的后果。 - 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。 - 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。