dire的读音 dire中文意思
英音
['daɪə(r)]
美音 [daɪr]
adj. 可怕的，恐怖的；悲惨的；迫切的，极端的美音 [daɪr]
易混淆的单词： DIrE
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.
dire 用法和例句
- Did dire predictions about the gulf ecosystem come true ?
- 关于墨西哥湾的可怕的预言成真了吗？
- Even that dire picture may be too optimistic .
- 甚至连这种可怕景象还可能是乐观估计。
- But he warns that the outlook for them is dire .
- 不过他警告说，美国人的前途是悲惨的。
- The implications are dire indeed .
- 得到的信息其实是相当可怕的。
- But knee-jerk nationalism could have dire consequences .
- 但是本能的民族主义也可能会造成可怕的后果。
汉语翻译
a. 可怕的, 悲惨的, 阴沉的, 极端的相关词组:
in dire need of
词型变化
形容词比较级:direr 最高级:direst 名词:direness 副词:direly英语解释
形容词 dire:
- fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless同义词：desperate
- causing fear or dread or terror同义词：awful, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
例句
- A dire economic forecast; dire threats.紧急经济预报; 严重威胁
- "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。"
- In dire need; dire poverty.紧急需要; 极端缺乏
详细解释
dire
adj.（形容词）dir.er,dir.est Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous:可怕的：死亡或恐怖后果的警告的；灾难的：例句：a dire economic forecast; dire threats.紧急经济预报；严重威胁
Urgent; desperate:紧急的；急需的：例句：in dire need; dire poverty.紧急需要；极端缺乏
来源：Latin dorus [fearsome, terrible] ; akin to Greek deinos 拉丁语 dorus [可怕的，烦恼的] ；类似于 希腊语 deinos
【引伸】
dire.ly
adv.（副词）dire.ness
n.（名词）