dire

美音：[daɪr] 英音：['daɪə(r)]

简单释义：

adj.极其严重的；危急的；极糟的；极差的

网络可怕的；悲惨的；极端的

变形：

比较级：direr 最高级：direst

完整释义：

adj.

1.可怕的;悲惨的;不吉利的
2.严重,不堪设想;困难
3.迫切的,极端的

例句：

"So as you look out over the next few quarters, it's a potentially very dire situation for the overall industry. "
“所以如果你留意接下来几个季度，整个银行业出现可怕的情形是有可能的。”
I should add that it is possible a friend will be in dire straits, and you may be moved to help by writing her a check.
我要补充，这是可能的一个朋友将在水深火热之中，并且您可能会被转移到帮助她写一张支票。
At least one exception to the dire situation: The biggest sharks of all, whale sharks, are thriving off the coast of western Australia.
至少还有一个情况例外，没有使鲨鱼遭到灭顶之灾：鲨鱼中体型最大的鲸鲨在澳大利亚西海岸繁衍昌盛。
Despite scientific critics of the Club of Rome's methods, the public was ready to believe the dire forecast.
尽管有对罗马俱乐部研究方法的科学批评，但是公众仍然准备相信这个可怕的预言。
A dire warning from her doctor and a sobering family history got Mary's attention.
医生的严重警告和发人深省的家族史引起了玛丽的警惕。
Germany, where service in shops is often dire, has been particularly obdurate.
德国商店的服务往往是可怕的，尤其是冷酷无情。
That said, the situation Chelsea were in when Abramovich arrived was dire and he turned it around.
也就是说，切尔西现在遇到的困难局面是阿布造成的，是他使球队陷入困境。
These are the times we prepared you for, so to enable you to be of the utmost help for your brothers and sisters in dire straits.
这些是我们让你们准备的时刻，如此以让你们能够成为你们那些处于艰难困苦中的兄弟姐妹们的最大帮助。

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