dire
英['da??]
美
- adj. 可怕的；悲慘的；極端的
助記提示
弟弟發高燒了，全身很熱、很燙，很嚴重！他的樣子看起來很痛苦、很悲慘。
2. dinosaur => Greek deinos "terrible" => dire.
3. 諧音“戴爾”------在計算機領域戴爾是一個可怕的競爭對手。
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.
英文詞源
- 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-.
雙語例句
- 1. If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits.
- 假如我們有了小孩，我們會真正陷入困境。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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后果。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
- 他急需入院治療。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. living in dire poverty
- 生活赤貧
來自《權威詞典》
- 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.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》