
dire基本信息
读法:英 ["daɪə] 美
释义:
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英英释义
Adjective:
"on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"
"a dire emergency"
"an awful risk"
"dire news"
"a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"
"the dread presence of the headmaster"
"polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"
"a dreadful storm"
"a fearful howling"
"horrendous explosions shook the city"
"a terrible curse"
中英词源
dire 危急的
来自拉丁语dirus, 恐惧的,预兆不祥的,词源同dinosaur.
- 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-.
词态变化
权威造句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. A government split would have dire consequences for domestic peace.
- 政府的分裂将会给国内和平带来严重后果。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
- 他急需入院治疗。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. living in dire poverty
- 生活赤贫
来自《权威词典》
- 5. There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.
- 曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告.
来自《简明英汉词典》
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记忆方法
弟弟发高烧了,全身很热、很烫,很严重!他的样子看起来很痛苦、很悲惨。
2. dinosaur => Greek deinos "terrible" => dire.
3. 谐音“戴尔”------在计算机领域戴尔是一个可怕的竞争对手。
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