dire
英 ['da??]
美
- adj. 可怕的；悲慘的；極端的
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弟弟發(fā)高燒了，全身很熱、很燙，很嚴(yán)重！他的樣子看起來很痛苦、很悲慘。
2. dinosaur => Greek deinos "terrible" => dire.
3. 諧音“戴爾”------在計(jì)算機(jī)領(lǐng)域戴爾是一個(gè)可怕的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手。
2. dinosaur => Greek deinos "terrible" => dire.
3. 諧音“戴爾”------在計(jì)算機(jī)領(lǐng)域戴爾是一個(gè)可怕的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手。
中文詞源
dire 危急的
來自拉丁語(yǔ)dirus, 恐懼的，預(yù)兆不祥的，詞源同dinosaur.
英文詞源
- 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-.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits.
- 假如我們有了小孩，我們會(huì)真正陷入困境。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A government split would have dire consequences for domestic peace.
- 政府的分裂將會(huì)給國(guó)內(nèi)和平帶來嚴(yán)重后果。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
- 他急需入院治療。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. living in dire poverty
- 生活赤貧
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.
- 曾經(jīng)有人就看電視太多的危害性提出嚴(yán)重警告.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
