dire

可怕的；悲惨的；极端的英释中释adjextremely serious or terrible

1 in dire need of,adv. 急需

2 dire straits,恐怖海峡（英国一乐队）

1 warnings of dire consequences that often don’t come true.对严重后果的警告，尽管这些后果常常不会出现

2 The country is in dire need of food aid..这个国家急需食品援助。

3 The situation looked dire..情况看来非常严重。