dire
- adj. 极其严重的，极可怕的；<非正式>极糟的，极差的；预示灾难的；紧急的，急迫的
[ 比较级 direr或more dire 最高级 direst或most dire ]
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
dire /daɪə/ TEM8
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ADJ Dire is used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is. 严重的; 可怕的 [强调]
例：The government looked as if it would split apart, with dire consequences for domestic peace.
政府看似就要分崩离析，给国内和平带来可怕的后果。
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ADJ If you describe something as dire, you are emphasizing that it is of very low quality. 质量低劣的 [非正式]
例：...a book of children's verse, which ranged from the barely tolerable to the utterly dire.
...一本儿童诗集，所选诗篇有的勉强可读，有的糟糕透顶。
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These were the saber-tooth cat, the North American lion, the dire wolf and the coyote.
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The defenses had to do with necessity, their dire circumstance, and, implicitly at least, the idea that numbers matter.
有人说他们在那样的处境下，不得已而为之，并且暗含了“人数重要“的理念。
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He separated from her because of dire necessity.
而他又在流亡中与妻子走散
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