dire
adj. 可怕的,恐怖的; 悲惨的; 迫切的,极端的
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。
He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
他急需入院治疗。
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。
1. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless;
2. causing fear or dread or terror;
Pour tout vous dire , on se serait pass é 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.