dire
adj. 可怕的,恐怖的; 悲慘的; 迫切的,極端的
Dire is used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is.
A government split would have dire consequences for domestic peace...
政府的分裂將會給國內和平帶來嚴重後果。
He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
他急需入院治療。
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.
一本兒童詩歌集,其中有的能勉強接受,而有的簡直是糟透了。
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.
老實說,我倒覺得有兩段獨奏是略顯多餘的.
The question is how to remedy this dire situation.
問題是如何改變這種可怕的局面.
Voir dire is a process designed to make sure jury is impartial.
設計陪審員''.'篩選'.''''.'程式'.''是為了確認陪審團是公正不偏倚的.
The people here are reduced to dire poverty because of ( the ) natural disasters.
這裡的人們由於自然災害而窮不聊生.
A scan of dire headlines might undermine this optimism, but a little perspective supports it.
儘管一眼望去盡是聳人聽聞的新聞標題影響了我們的樂觀看法, 但還是有事實來支援這一觀點的.