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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:

  1. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
    同義詞:desperate
  2. causing fear or dread or terror
    同義詞:awful, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible

例句:

  1. A dire economic forecast; dire threats.
    緊急經濟預報; 嚴重威脅
  2. "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。"
  3. 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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