adj.可怕的；悲惨的；极其的
副词：direly
比较级：direr
最高级：direst
名词：direness
dire详解释义
dire英英释义
adj.(形容词)
可怕的
悲惨的
极其严重的
危急的
极糟的
极差的
极度的
紧迫的
极端的
不吉利的
迫切的
严重
不堪设想
困难
恐怖的
令人惊骇的
阴惨的
灾难的不幸的
Adjective
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"

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"

dire例句
用作形容词(adj.)
You'll be in dire trouble if you don't watch out.
你若不小心，就会有可怕的麻烦。
Some in their beds shall toss and groan in dire dreams.
有些人将在床上辗转反侧，在可怕的梦中呻吟。
The backward economy and the cruel exploitation by the serf-owners kept the people in dire poverty and misery.
经济的落后和农奴主的残酷剥削，使人民群众处于极端贫穷和悲惨的生活境地。
On the way to this present greatness and security the American people passed through one phase of dire conflict.
美国人民在走向现在强大和安全的道路上却曾经历了一段悲惨的冲突。
She had been oppressed by dire poverty.
她曾因极其贫困而心情沉重。
The black girl's family is in dire necessity.
那个黑人女孩的家庭一贫如洗。
The film we saw was absolutely dire!
我们看的那部电影差劲透了!
dire近义词
dreadful
terrible
awful
disastrous
horrible
wretched
bad
tragic
black
frightful
fearful
alarming
burning
violent
afflictive
calamitous
ominous
dismal
grim
appalling
dread
frightening
dreaded
direful
horrendous
horrific
desperate
fearsome

dire