副词::direly
比较级::direr
最高级::direst
名词::direness
"a desperate illness"
"on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"
"a dire emergency"
"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"
1.严峻的;严重的;可怕的
dire is used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is.
e.g. A government split would havedire consequences for domestic peace...
政府的分裂将会给国内和平带来严重后果。
e.g. He was indire need of hospital treatment.
他急需入院治疗。
2.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.
dire的反义词
e.g. ...a book of children's verse, which ranged from the barely tolerable to the utterlydire.
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。
1. 可怕的：diptych 双折记事板 |dire 可怕的 |direct access 直接存储
2. dire的近义词
2. 可怕悲惨不吉利极端迫切(的)：Playwright 剧作家 |dire 可怕悲惨不吉利极端迫切(的) | Luminary 天体,发光体,杰出人物
3. 可怕的,迫切的：dint 凹痕 |dire 可怕的,迫切的 | discomfiture 狼狽,挫敗
这表演糟透了。
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。
We're in dire need of your help.我们急需你的帮助。
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。
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。
...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。
Pour tout vous dire , on se serait pass 'u00e9 d'une couple de solos.老实说,我倒觉得有两段独奏是略显多余的.
The question is how to remedy this dire situation.问题是如何改变这种可怕的局面.
Voir dire is a process designed to make sure jury is impartial.设计陪审员''.'筛选'.''''.'程序'.''是为了确认陪审团是公正不偏倚的.
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.
A scan of dire headlines might undermine this optimism, but a little perspective supports it.尽管一眼望去尽是耸人听闻的新闻标题影响了我们的乐观看法, 但还是有事实来支持这一观点的.
Ma tutti possono dire Torino quando vogliono. disse il signor Veneranda.我是有提到杜林,那当然,这点我是不会否认的.
With the priestess's dire threats swirling in his memory, Shemsen had come here, to Umberlee.女祭司残暴的威胁仍在他脑海中盘旋, 所以他来到了这里, 来找乌姆贝尔蕾.
All of us should boost up the people who are in dire necessity.我们大家都应该支援处在极度贫困中的人们.
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.
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.
That has dire consequences not only for fishermen but for seabirds and rare wader too.这不但给渔民,而且也给海鸟和一些稀有涉禽带来严重后果.
Tactile representation technology is in dire need of the development of a remote intelligent robot.触觉再现技术是遥操作智能机器人发展的急需.
Voir dire a process designed to make sure the jury is impartial.设计陪审员筛选程序是为了确认陪审团是公正不''.'偏'.''''.'倚'.''的.
We were indeed in dire straits. But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了, 但是我们渡过了困难.
Mr Brown faces a dire situation.现在布朗面临一个危险处境.
The company is in dire straits.公司处于极度困难的境地.
Visionaries and pundits dazzle you with grand predictions or scare you with warnings of dire consequences.空想家和博学者总是乐于作出令人眼花缭乱的恢宏预言或引人战栗的灾难设想.
Now that father's lost his job, we're in dire straits.父亲失业了, 我们陷入了极大的困境.
All monstrous, all prodigious things..Gorgons and Hydra's and Chimera's dire.sssss C. Brontësc;
出自：ssssMilton
