英语释义

• 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"

• 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"

片语

Voir dire预备讯问；预先审查；陪审官资格审查

LAICO DIRE莱克代尔

Dire strait险峻海峡

in dire need ofad 急需

Dire Horse六脚马

dire straits恐怖海峡（英国一乐队）

Dire Flame悲惨烈焰

Dire Bat兇暴蝙蝠

Dire Gargoyle恐怖石像鬼

英汉例句

• but most of those repatriated to the same dire conditions they had fled have trickled back to squat in makeshift shelters and camps just across the border.

  但是大多数人被遣返回他们之前已经逃离的同样可怕的境地后，又慢慢流回边境这边，占据着临时掩体和营地。

• the most dire signal is that your habits are hindering progress toward your common goals.

  最可怕的信号是你的这些习惯在阻碍着你们共同目标的实现。

• among policy makers and analysts, nervousness was palpable that there could be dire consequences that are impossible to predict.

  在政策制定者和分析家中,紧张是可想而知的,因为可怕的后果是无法预测的

• he added, 「they know if they don「t fix these problems there will be dire consequences.

  他还补充道，“他们知道如果不解决这些问题，将会产生可怕的后果。」

• the most dire scenario involves not just swine flu but the h5n1 bird flu virus that」s been smoldering in asia since 1997 -- it「s fatal in nearly two thirds of cases.

  最可怕的分析方案并不只涉及猪流感，还有自1997年以来在亚洲未能平息的h5n1禽流感――它有三分之二的感染病例都是致命的。

• able to compartmentalize his thinking, even in those dire moments over the hudson, sully says his family did not come into his head.

  萨伦伯格说，即便飞机在哈德逊河上方的那些可怕时刻，他的思维也很有条理，没有想到家人。

• the idea is that a new market can overcome the current one」s dire problems.

  这个想法是认为一个新市场能够克服并解决目前的可怕问题。

• would the consequences be any less dire today for the people of iraq than it was for the people of southeast asia if congress withdrew support?

  如果今天国会命令撤军，难道伊拉克人民面临的形势不会比当年在东南亚的难民所面临的更加悲惨？

• moreover if, as i expect, the dire prophecies of gm doom fail to materialise, the feeling of let-down may spill over into complacency about real risks.

  而且——如我所预料的那样——如果转基因灾难的可怕预言未能成为现实，失望的情绪将会转变为对（其他）实际风险的忽视。

• the dire and unbearable conditions of our cities are a result of slow and small-scale interventions to ever worsening conditions.

  我们可怕而无法忍受的城市条件，源于对不断恶化的条件只存在缓慢而小规模的干预。

• i mention this not because i think your situation will be so dire if you don’t heed my advice, but mostly because 「mrs. dalloway」 is a great read, and i highly recommend it.

  我提及此并不是因为我认为如果你不听众我的建议，你的处境将会是多么悲惨，而主要是因为《达洛维太太》是一本很值得看的书，我强烈的推荐它。

• i think many people think suffering is dire starvation or poverty.

  我觉得许多人认为痛苦就是可怕的饑饿和贫困。

• there is panic about the dire consequences of this for the countryside.

  有人担心此举会给农村地区造成可怕的后果。

• there is nothing more dire than lost trust.

  没有什么比失去信任更可怕。

• she misses iraq, but has no misconception of the dire situation that exists there.

  她想念伊拉克，但对于在那儿业已存在的可怕局面有不抱任何想法。

• the programmes may not be to blame. the problem may lie with the dire quality of schools and clinics.

  但瑕不掩瑜，这些项目不应受到指责，问题可能在于学校和诊所的可怕质量。

• the dreaded blues of dark winter months have long been blamed for seasonal depression, but too much sunshine may have an even more dire effect.

  令人恐惧、忧郁的漫长冬季常常被视作为季节性抑郁的罪魁祸首，但是过多的日照也许会产生更加可怕的效果。

相似词

disastrous灾难性的；损失惨重的；悲伤的

wretched可怜的；卑鄙的；令人苦恼或难受的

dreadful可怕的；糟透的，令人不快的

black黑色的；黑人的；邪恶的

horrible可怕的；极讨厌的

awful可怕的；极坏的；难受的；使人敬畏的

terriblead 很，非常

tragic悲剧的；悲痛的，不幸的

bad坏事；坏人

wretched可怜的；卑鄙的；令人苦恼或难受的

alarming使惊恐（alarm的ing形式）

fearful可怕的；担心的；严重的

burning燃烧的；强烈的；发热的

bad坏事；坏人

tragic悲剧的；悲痛的，不幸的

black黑色的；黑人的；邪恶的

violent暴力的；猛烈的

dreadful可怕的；糟透的，令人不快的

terriblead 很，非常

awful可怕的；极坏的；难受的；使人敬畏的

afflictive难受的；苦恼的；给人痛苦的

disastrous灾难性的；损失惨重的；悲伤的

horrible可怕的；极讨厌的

frightful可怕的；惊人的；非常的