dire的中文翻译是什么意思

dire

US/ˈdaɪər/
UK/ˈdaɪə(r)/

adj. 可怕的,恐怖的; 悲惨的; 迫切的,极端的

dire柯林斯释义

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。

  • He was in dire need of hospital treatment.

    他急需入院治疗。

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。

dire英文释义

Adjective

1. 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.Marshall
  • a dire emergency

2. 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

dire场景例句

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.

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