dire

US [daɪr]
UK [ˈdaɪə(r)]
  • adj.极其严重的；危急的；极糟的；极差的
  • Web可怕的；悲惨的；极端的
Comparative Degree：direr  Superlative：direst  

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dire
adj.
1.
[ubn]
极其严重的；危急的very serious
living in dire poverty
生活赤贫
dire warnings/threats
严重的警告╱威胁
Such action may have dire consequences .
这种行为可能产生严重后果。
We're in dire need of your help.
我们急需你的帮助。
The firm is in dire straits(= in a very difficult situation) and may go bankrupt.
这家公司已陷入极度困境之中，可能会破产。
2.
(informal)
极糟的；极差的very bad
The acting was dire.
这表演糟透了。

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Definition:
AllAll,极其严重的极其严重的,危急的危急的,极糟的极糟的,极差的极差的,可怕的可怕的,悲惨的悲惨的,极端的极端的
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1.
Glyph of the White Bear - Changes the appearance of your bear and dire bear forms to that of a polar bear.
白熊雕文（小型雕文）-使你的熊形态和巨熊形态变成一只北极熊（极赞！）。
bái xióng diāo wén ( xiǎo xíng diāo wén ) - shǐ nǐ de xióng xíng tài hé jù xióng xíng tài biàn chéng yī zhī běi jí xióng ( jí zàn ! ) 。
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2.
There, he quickly learned the dire national debt problems Japan faced and began to earn the reputation as an advocate for curbing debt.
正是在这里，野田佳彦很快意识到日本面临的岌岌可危的国家债务问题，也开始赢得了支持抑制债务的美誉。
zhèng shì zài zhè lǐ , yě tián jiā yàn hěn kuài yì shí dào rì běn miàn lín de jí jí kě wēi de guó jiā zhài wù wèn tí , yě kāi shǐ yíng dé le zhī chí yì zhì zhài wù de měi yù 。
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3.
These are the times we prepared you for, so to enable you to be of the utmost help for your brothers and sisters in dire straits.
这些是我们让你们准备的时刻，如此以让你们能够成为你们那些处于艰难困苦中的兄弟姐妹们的最大帮助。
zhè xiē shì wǒ men ràng nǐ men zhǔn bèi de shí kè , rú cǐ yǐ ràng nǐ men néng gòu chéng wéi nǐ men nà xiē chǔ yú jiān nán kùn kǔ zhōng de xiōng dì jiě mèi men de zuì dà bāng zhù 。
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4.
Yet despite the anger, the economic consequences of expensive fuel might not be as dire as is often assumed.
然后尽管愤怒，昂贵燃油价格带来的经济结果可能未必像大家想的那样糟糕。
rán hòu jǐn guǎn fèn nù , áng guì rán yóu jià gé dài lái de jīng jì jié guǒ kě néng wèi bì xiàng dà jiā xiǎng de nà yàng zāo gāo 。
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5.
In return for the potion, I shall tell you the story of what I did last night to put me in such dire need of said.
为了报答你送我魔药（的好意），我会跟你说说我昨晚做了些什么让我此刻非得对你倾吐不可的事儿。
wèi le bào dá nǐ sòng wǒ mó yào ( de hǎo yì ) , wǒ huì gēn nǐ shuō shuo wǒ zuó wǎn zuò le xiē shén me ràng wǒ cǐ kè fēi děi duì nǐ qīng tǔ bù kě de shì er 。
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Despite the fact that she is already in dire economic situation, her love for life compelled her to take them in.
虽然她自己的情况一直很紧张，但是她有不得不让她自己对生命的爱惜牵动着她。
suī rán tā zì jǐ de qíng kuàng yì zhí hěn jǐn zhāng , dàn shì tā yǒu bù dé bù ràng tā zì jǐ duì shēng mìng de ài xī qiān dòng zhe tā 。
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"So as you look out over the next few quarters, it's a potentially very dire situation for the overall industry. "
“所以如果你留意接下来几个季度，整个银行业出现可怕的情形是有可能的。”
" suǒ yǐ rú guǒ nǐ liú yì jiē xià lái jǐ gè jì dù , zhěng gè yín háng yè chū xiàn kě pà de qíng xíng shì yǒu kě néng de 。 "
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No doubt you will hear some tell you that journalism is in dire shape, and the triumph of digital is to blame.
毫无疑问，你们会听到一些人说，新闻业岌岌可危，而这要归因于数字化的进攻。
háo wú yí wèn , nǐ men huì tīng dào yì xiē rén shuō , xīn wén yè jí jí kě wēi , ér zhè yào guī yīn yú shù zì huà de jìn gōng 。
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9.
ANGELA CORNELL: "Just imagine how dire the working conditions would have had to be for those workers to sacrifice their lives. "
试想一下工作条件要有多糟糕，这些工人才会放弃自己的生命。
shì xiǎng yí xià gōng zuò tiáo jiàn yào yǒu duō zāo gāo , zhè xiē gōng rén cái huì fàng qì zì jǐ de shēng mìng 。
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When the money runs out, a severe famine hits the country and the son finds himself in dire circumstances.
当钱用完了，严重的饥荒打国家和儿子发现自己在严峻的形势。
dāng qián yòng wán le , yán zhòng de jī huāng dǎ guó jiā hé ér zǐ fā xiàn zì jǐ zài yán jùn de xíng shì 。
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