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”------在計算機領(lǐng)域戴爾是一個可怕的競爭對手。

中文詞源


dire 危急的

來自拉丁語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.
政府的分裂將會給國內(nèi)和平帶來嚴重后果。

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重警告.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》