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dire

美 [ˈdaɪər]英 [ˈdaɪə(r)]
  • adj.危急的;极其严重的;极差的;极糟的
diredire

adj.

【不规则形式】direr direst
1

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。

2

极糟的;极差的
very bad

The acting was dire.

这表演糟透了。

dire

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 严峻的;严重的;可怕的
    Dire is 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。

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED 极其糟糕的;质量低劣的
    If you describe something as dire, 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。

adj

1
causing fear or dread or terror
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
Synonym: awful direful dread(a) dreaded dreadful fearful fearsome frightening horrendous horrific terrible
2
fraught with extreme danger;nearly hopeless
a desperate illness
on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshal
a dire emergency
Synonym: desperate

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  1. Another said the calls for nationalisation had grown after the dire second-quarter UK growth figures and the ongoing problems RBS was having with clearing up its balance sheet .

    另一位官员称,在英国第二季度报出极差的增长数据、苏格兰皇家银行在清理其资产负债表方面持续面临问题之后,呼吁国有化的声音变得更为响亮。

  2. We 're in dire need of your help .

    我们急需你的帮助。

  3. The firm is in dire straits and may go bankrupt .

    这家公司已陷入极度困境之中,可能会破产。

  4. Such action may have dire consequences .

    这种行为可能产生严重后果。

  5. The factory is in dire straits .

    工厂岌岌可危。

  6. The acting was dire .

    这表演糟透了。

  7. He was in dire need of hospital treatment .

    他急需入院治疗。

  8. 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。

  9. 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。

  10. His life is in dire danger from cancer .

    他因患癌症而生命垂危。

  11. 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。

  12. 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。

  13. The disaster area was in dire need of food .

    灾区极端需要食品。

  14. 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。

  15. Health systems around the world are in dire or full to work by themselves and thus ensure enough oxygen is continuing to circulate around the body as the patient recovers .

    全球卫生系统都急需呼吸机来帮助治疗最危急的新冠患者。患者的肺部严重发炎或者充满黏液无法自主呼吸时,主要依靠呼吸机辅助呼吸,从而在病人康复期间确保有足够的氧气持续在体内循环。

  16. If something isn 't done soon & this could get dire .

    如果没有好的对策,形势会变得更糟。

  17. As a developing country , China is in dire need of financial assistance .

    我国是发展中国家,亟需资金援助。

  18. This dire situation gives a strong rationale for the new policy .

    这种糟糕状况为出台新政策提供了有力依据。

  19. Enterprises are in dire need of management talent .

    企业亟需职业化的管理人才。

  20. Last week , the news became even more dire .

    上周,又传来了更令人失望的消息。

  21. Yet the scheme may improve the dire state of banks ' trading books .

    不过,这项计划可能会改善银行交易账户的可怕状况。

  22. There would be dire consequences for the rest of the world .

    对世界其它地区,后果将不堪设想。

  23. It also has dire results .

    而且将造成可怕的后果。

  24. In reality , the situation is less dire .

    现实情况倒没有那么可怕。

  25. Volume one details the dire and tragic story of my youth .

    第一卷详细记录了我可怕的悲剧般的青春。

  26. As you know , this is a dire charge .

    如你所知,这是一个可怕的指控。

  27. In other words , large parts of the country are still in dire need of infrastructure .

    换句话说,中国很多地方仍急需基础设施建设。

  28. Second , we should reflect on just how dire things are in Japan .

    其次,我们应思考日本的形势有多么严峻。

  29. Disordered moral is in dire need of being resolved for China nowadays .

    道德失范是当今中国所面临的一个急待解决的社会问题。

  30. The new executive order tries to alleviate a dire scarcity of drugs .

    这项新政令旨在减轻药物的极度匮乏。