Dire
[ 'daiə ]
第4级
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adj. 可怕的，恐怖的;悲惨的;迫切的，极端的;
📝 例句
living in dire poverty
生活赤贫
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ dare-敢、挑战,dire-可怕的:敢做的事都是可怕的
※ 谐音“DELL”:DELL(著名的电脑品牌)已发展速度到了令其竞争对手可怕的程度
※ di-拼音“弟弟”,re-谐音“热”:糟了!弟弟发烧了,才2个月抵抗力这么弱,太可怕了,急需送医院!
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
dire
adj
1 (fml 文) dreadful; terrible 可怕的; 极糟的
a dire situation, crisis, etc 可怕的处境、 严重的危难
The firm is in dire straits (ie in a very difficult situation) and may go bankrupt. 这商行已陷入岌岌可危的境地, 可能要破产了.
(joc 谑) The film we saw was absolutely dire! 我们看的那部电影差劲透了!
2 (infml 口) extreme 极端的: We're in dire need of your help. 我们太需要你的帮助了.
🔁 扩展释义
*[daiә]a. 可怕的, 悲惨的, 阴沉的, 极端的相关词组: in dire need of
📖 同为「公共英语」词汇
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Why, I didn't know that your grandfather was born in Germany.
你看 我竟然不知道您的爷爷出生在德国。
To toast, their health!
为了健康干杯！
It's very difficult to see where we're going and the shower may pass in an hour or two. Let's rest and have some food.
“现在很难看到我们要去的地方。阵雨可能一两个小时就会过去，我们休息一下吃点东西。”