dire /daɪə/ star1 TEM8

• 1.  

  ADJ（形容词） Dire is used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is. 严重的; 可怕的[强调]

  例：

  The government looked as if it would split apart, with dire consequences for domestic peace.

  政府看似就要分崩离析，给国内和平带来可怕的后果。

• 2.  

  ADJ（形容词） If you describe something as dire, you are emphasizing that it is of very low quality. 质量低劣的 [非正式]

  例：

  ...a book of children's verse, which ranged from the barely tolerable to the utterly dire.

  ...一本儿童诗集，所选诗篇有的勉强可读，有的糟糕透顶。