dire

英[daiə]美[daiə]

a.
1.可怕的；悲惨的；使人感到痛苦的
2.阴沉的；苦闷的
3.不祥的
4.极端的；极紧迫的
5.（口）差劲的

比较级：direr,direst

名　词：dire'ness

副　词：dire'ly

同：	[a.] desperate, direful, dread, dreaded

All of us should boost up the people who are in dire necessity
我们大家都应该支援处在极度贫困中的人们。收藏
The country is in dire confusion
国事蜩螗收藏
The family is in dire need.
这个家庭极为贫困收藏
Just how a secondary school could achieve such a success despite dire economic circumstances is a good question for us to ponder over.
为什么一所中学在那样困苦的经济环境中能那样成功，是值得我们深思的。收藏
Precaution was impossible in those dire circumstances.
在紧迫的环境下无暇再去周密慎重收藏

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fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
- a desperate illness
- on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel
- a dire emergency
[同] desperate, dire
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
[同] dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, awful, terrible

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