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
voir dire律一切照实陈述(…dire thirst渴甚
近义词 bad坏的black黑的dread惧怕grim严厉的awful糟糕的tragic悲剧的dismal阴沉的fearful担心的burning燃烧的violent猛烈的ominous不祥的direful可怕的dreadful可怕的terrible可怕的horrible可怕的wretched可怜的alarming惊人的horrific可怕的fearsome吓人的frightful可怕的desperate绝望的horrendous可怕的dreaded令人畏惧的disastrous灾难性的appalling令人震惊的afflictive给人痛苦的calamitous造成灾祸的frightening令人恐惧的
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用作形容词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。