dire

1. 严峻的;严重的;可怕的
Dire is used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is.

e.g. 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。
e.g. He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
他急需入院治疗。

2. 极其糟糕的;质量低劣的
If you describe something as dire, you are emphasizing that it is of very low quality.

dire的反义词

e.g. ...a book of children's verse, which ranged from the barely tolerable to the utterly dire.
一本儿童诗歌集，其中有的能勉强接受，而有的简直是糟透了。

1. 可怕的：diptych 双折记事板 | dire 可怕的 | direct access 直接存储

2. dire的近义词

2. 可怕悲惨不吉利极端迫切(的)：Playwright 剧作家 | Dire 可怕悲惨不吉利极端迫切(的) | Luminary 天体,发光体,杰出人物

3. 可怕的,迫切的：dint 凹痕 | dire 可怕的,迫切的 | discomfiture 狼狽,挫敗