dire

英['daɪə] 美
  • adj. 可怕的;悲惨的;极端的

助记提示


弟弟发高烧了,全身很热、很烫,很严重!他的样子看起来很痛苦、很悲惨。
2. dinosaur => Greek deinos "terrible" => dire.
3. 谐音“戴尔”------在计算机领域戴尔是一个可怕的竞争对手。

中文词源


dire 危急的

来自拉丁语dirus, 恐惧的,预兆不祥的,词源同dinosaur.

英文词源


dire
dire: see dinosaur
dire (adj.)
1560s, from Latin dirus "fearful, awful, boding ill," which is of unknown origin; perhaps from Oscan and Umbrian and perhaps cognate with Greek deinos, from PIE root *dwei-.

双语例句


1. If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits.
假如我们有了小孩,我们会真正陷入困境。

来自柯林斯例句

2. A government split would have dire consequences for domestic peace.
政府的分裂将会给国内和平带来严重后果。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
他急需入院治疗。

来自柯林斯例句

4. living in dire poverty
生活赤贫

来自《权威词典》

5. There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.
曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告.

来自《简明英汉词典》