dire

dire

英 ['daɪə]
　　美

adj. 可怕的；悲慘的；極端的

中文詞源：

dire 危急的

來自拉丁語dirus, 恐懼的，預兆不祥的，詞源同dinosaur.

例句：

1. If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits.
假如我們有瞭小孩，我們會真正陷入困境。

2. A government split would have dire consequences for domestic peace.
政府的分裂將會給國內和平帶來嚴重後果。

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

4. living in dire poverty
生活赤貧

5. There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.
曾經有人就看電視太多的危害性提出嚴重警告.