dire

英 [ˈdaɪə(r)]

美 [ˈdaɪər]

adj.  极其严重的; 危急的; 极糟的; 极差的

最高级：direst　比较级：direr　

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Collins.1 / BNC.8437 / COCA.7077

牛津词典

adj.

• 极其严重的；危急的
  very serious
  1. living in dire poverty
     生活赤贫
  2. dire warnings/threats
     严重的警告 / 威胁
  3. Such action may have dire consequences .
     这种行为可能产生严重后果。
  4. We're in dire need of your help.
     我们急需你的帮助。
  5. 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。
• 极糟的；极差的
  very bad
  1. The acting was dire.
     这表演糟透了。

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.
  1. 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. He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
     他急需入院治疗。
  3. ...dire poverty.
     赤贫
• 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.
  1. ...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。

双语例句

• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• As you know, this is a dire charge.
  如你所知，这是一个可怕的指控。
• Unfortunately, the protective measures that Spaniards and others are taking have dire economic consequences.
  遗憾的是，西班牙和其他国家眼下采取的防御性措施会引发糟糕的经济后果。
• He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
  他急需入院治疗。
• 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。
• The woman's in dire need of some endorphins.
  女人对脑内啡的需要真是可怕。
• 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。