dire
音標[dai?] 讀音漢語翻譯
a. 可怕的, 悲慘的, 陰沉的, 極端的
相關詞組:
in dire need of
詞型變化:
形容詞比較級:direr 最高級:direst 名詞:direness 副詞:direly英文解釋:
形容詞 dire:
- fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless同義詞:desperate
- causing fear or dread or terror同義詞:awful, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
例句:
- A dire economic forecast; dire threats.緊急經濟預報; 嚴重威脅
- "You'll be in dire trouble if you don't watch out.""你若不小心,就會有可怕的麻煩。"
- In dire need; dire poverty.緊急需要; 極端缺乏
詳細解釋:
dire
adj.(形容詞)dir.er,dir.est Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous:可怕的:死亡或恐怖後果的警告的;災難的:例句:a dire economic forecast; dire threats.緊急經濟預報;嚴重威脅
Urgent; desperate:緊急的;急需的:例句:in dire need; dire poverty.緊急需要;極端缺乏
來源:Latin dorus [fearsome, terrible] ; akin to Greek deinos 拉丁語 dorus [可怕的,煩惱的] ;類似於 希臘語 deinos
【引伸】
dire.ly
adv.(副詞)dire.ness
n.(名詞)
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