dire

adj.

1. 极其严重的；危急的
   very serious
   1. living in dire poverty
      生活赤贫
   2. dire warnings/threats
      严重的警告 / 威胁
   3. Such action may have dire consequences .
      这种行为可能产生严重后果。
   4. We're in dire need of your help.
      我们急需你的帮助。
   5. The firm is in dire straits (= in a very difficult situation) and may go bankrupt.
      这家公司已陷入极度困境之中，可能会破产。
2. 极糟的；极差的
   very bad
   1. The acting was dire.
      这表演糟透了。

1. ADJ-GRADED 严峻的;严重的;可怕的
   Dire is used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is.
   1. 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。
   2. He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
      他急需入院治疗。
   3. ...dire poverty.
      赤贫
2. ADJ-GRADED 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.
   1. ...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. The background to the current troubles is provided by the dire state of the country's economy
   目前的问题是在国家经济岌岌可危的背景下出现的。
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。
3. He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
   他急需入院治疗。
4. 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。
5. His life is in dire danger from cancer.
   他因患癌症而生命垂危。
6. They deprived a large number of the overseas Chinese of their means of livelihood and drove them out of their residences in dire poverty.
   他们剥夺了大批华侨劳动人民的生活资料，然后将他们扫地出门。
7. The people here are reduced to dire poverty because of ( the) natural disasters.
   这里的人们由于自然灾害而穷不聊生。
8. The disaster area was in dire need of food.
   灾区极端需要食品。
9. The Russian economic model is already in dire trouble and has been suffering capital flight for some time.
   俄罗斯的经济模式已经面临很大问题，资本外逃也已持续了一段时间。
10. The culture of suspicion could have dire consequences.
    怀疑文化的生根可能会产生巨大的负面影响。
11. But the additive's effects on humans are dire.
    但此添加剂对人体的影响是可怕的。
12. The backward economy and the cruel exploitation by the serf-owners kept the people in dire poverty and misery.
    经济的落后和农奴主的残酷剥削，使人民群众处于极端贫穷和悲惨的生活境地。
13. My foray in friendliness did energize the other people, but with dire consequences.
    我对友好的涉足的确给别人带来了精力，可是却带来了可怕的后果。
14. You may have heard that a few manufacturers have fallen into dire straits.
    你可能听说过一些厂商已陷入困境。
15. But they cannot escape from the dire consequences of mass consumption.
    但他们不能摆脱的可怕后果大众消费。
16. The risk has emerged of a self-fulfilling confidence crisis that would have dire consequences for other vulnerable members.
    希腊目前有可能爆发一场自我实现的信心危机，进而给其它脆弱的欧元区成员国造成可怕影响。
17. Some dire calamity would befall me.
    就会有可怕的灾难降临到我身上。
18. Currency war, to be sure, but the consequences for the global economy could still be dire.
    应该指出，我们说的是“汇率战争”；但对全球经济来说，这一“战争”的后果仍可能极其严重。
19. The consequences have been dire.
    后果是可怕的。
20. You guys have escaped situations more dire than this before.
    你们这些人逃脱了比这更临近死亡的情况。
21. The woman's in dire need of some endorphins.
    女人对脑内啡的需要真是可怕。
22. The world bank and other donors demand more cash to lend to developing countries in dire straits.
    世界银行（worldbank）和其它捐赠组织需要更多现金，以贷款给那些陷入严重困境的发展中国家。
23. Trade finance has been particularly affected, with dire results.
    贸易融资所受影响尤其严重，带来了可怕的后果。
24. So the dire consequences which Mr Obama warned of have now occurred.
    奥巴马总统所警告的“严重后果”现在真的发生了。
25. As you know, this is a dire charge.
    如你所知，这是一个可怕的指控。
26. The threat of exclusion from Chinese markets – already fairly dire – will make politicians around the world jump.
    被排除出中国市场的威胁现在已经相当可怕了将使全世界的政客们跳起来。
27. Because we did have three years, at least, together, under very dire circumstances.
    因为毕竟我们在一个可怕的环境下，一起走过了三年，最少三年。
28. That outcome would have dire consequences for the macro economy.
    这种结果将给宏观经济造成可怕影响。
29. This decision will have dire consequences for local people.
    这项决定对当地人将有严重后果。
30. Unfortunately, the protective measures that Spaniards and others are taking have dire economic consequences.
    遗憾的是，西班牙和其他国家眼下采取的防御性措施会引发糟糕的经济后果。