dire
dire
adjective
direly
adverb
direness
noun
语源
adjective
- (of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent
（形势，事件）极其严重的；紧急的
dire consequences.
极其严重的后果。
■(of a warning or threat) presaging disaster
（警告，威胁）预示灾难的
there were dire warnings from the traffic organizations.
有来自交通机构的灾难警告。
■(informal)of a very poor quality
(非正式)糟糕的
the concert was dire.
音乐会糟透了。
direly
adverb
direness
noun
语源
- mid 16th cent.: from Latin dirus 'fearful, threatening'
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