橘子朗文词典

dire

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈdaɪə(r)]
  • 美式音标 ['daiə]
  • 国际音标 ['daiə]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj.可怕的；悲惨的；极其的

同根派生

    同根词
  • 词根：dire
    • adj.
  • direful悲惨的；可怕的

英汉例句

  • If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits.
    假如我们有了小孩，我们会真正陷入困境。
  • He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
    他急需入院治疗。
  • living in dire poverty
    生活赤贫
  • living in dire poverty
    生活赤贫
  • If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits.
    假如我们有了小孩，我们会真正陷入困境。

词组短语

    短语

  • Dire Flame 悲惨烈焰
  • Voir dire 独立聆讯;诚实审查;预先审查;主要用于刑事案件人
  • LAICO DIRE 莱克代尔
  • Dire Horse 六脚马
  • Dire strait 恐怖海峡;恐怖海峡乐队

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • very serious or extreme

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • Dire is used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is.
  • If you describe something as dire, you are emphasizing that it is of very low quality.