Question

dire adj.可怕的，恐怖的;悲惨的;迫切的，极端的;

Accepted Answer

英[ˈdaɪə(r)]  美[daɪr] ADJ-GRADED严峻的;严重的;可怕的Dire is used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is.例：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。例：He was in dire need of hospital treatment.他急需入院治疗。ADJ-GRADED极其糟糕的;质量低劣的If you describe something as dire, you are emphasizing that it is of very low quality.例：...a book of children's verse, which ranged from the barely tolerable to the utterly dire.一本儿童诗歌集，其中有的能勉强接受，而有的简直是糟透了。

单词	dire
音标	英[ˈdaɪə(r)] 美[daɪr]
解释	adj.可怕的，恐怖的;悲惨的;迫切的，极端的;
例句	ADJ-GRADED 严峻的;严重的;可怕的 Dire is used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is. 例：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。例：He was in dire need of hospital treatment.他急需入院治疗。 ADJ-GRADED 极其糟糕的;质量低劣的 If you describe something as dire, you are emphasizing that it is of very low quality. 例：...a book of children's verse, which ranged from the barely tolerable to the utterly dire.一本儿童诗歌集，其中有的能勉强接受，而有的简直是糟透了。
变形

Dire Adj Graded 英[ˈdaɪə(R 美[Daɪr Adj.可怕的，恐怖的;悲惨的;迫切的，极端的 严峻的;严重的;可怕的 Emphasize Terrible

Dire Adj Graded 英[ˈdaɪə(R 美[Daɪr Adj.可怕的，恐怖的;悲惨的;迫切的，极端的严峻的;严重的;可怕的 Emphasize Terrible