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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I had a nice evening.
让我过了一个愉快的夜晚。
Have him return my call.
让他给我回电话。
It must have been a gas that could burn but that would not explode, a gas that did not smell strong, and a gas that did not kill people.
它一定是一种能够燃烧而不能爆炸的气体，一种味道不很强的而且不使人致死的气体。