Definition of dire in English:

dire

adjective ˈdʌɪəˈdaɪ(ə)r

1Extremely serious or urgent.
（形势，事件）极其严重的；紧急的
misuse of drugs can have dire consequences
he was in dire need of help
Example sentencesExamples
- But Wisconsin is arguably in the most dire straits.
- I knew if we continued to roll until we were inverted, our situation would become dire.
- Neglect of the physical constraints of holiness could be punished with the most dire consequences.
- "The situation is pretty dire, " said Thomas.
- There are others though who, not only cannot do this, but are in fact in very dire circumstances.
- People are very reluctant to accept pay cuts, even when the company is in pretty dire straits.
- The situation won't be nearly as dire if the astronauts manage to get their main oxygen generator working again.
- Reality is never messed with for long without the most dire, most immediate consequences.
- The situation isn't so dire in Northeast Asia, especially in booming China.
- Our Christmas dinner was immensely enjoyed by all, despite the dire shortage of drinks.
- I choked helplessly as the need for air became dire.
- The resulting funding slowdown comes as Michigan schools are in dire need of repair.
- She would have laughed if the situation hadn't been so dire.
- He also warned the government of dire consequences if the administration tried to stop either of the batches.
- But even less dire circumstances can warrant a second look.
- "In this village most families are in dire poverty, " he said.
- Today, ten years later, the situation is just as dire, especially in rural areas.
- As winter sets in, as many as 5 million face dire food shortages.
- The lessons appear clear: engage the moderates or the consequences could be dire.
- Discussion then moved on to other potential candidates in similar dire need of counselling.
Synonyms
terrible, dreadful, appalling, frightful, awful, horrible, atrocious, grim, unspeakable, distressing, harrowing, alarming, shocking, outrageous
grave, serious, grievous, disastrous, ruinous, calamitous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, devastating, crippling
miserable, wretched, woeful
hopeless, irretrievable
informal lousy, chronic
literary direful
archaic or humorous parlous
urgent, desperate, pressing, crying, sore, grave, serious, extreme, acute, drastic
critical, crucial, vital
1. 1.1 (of a warning or threat) presaging disaster.
  （警告，威胁）预示灾难的
  there were dire warnings from the traffic organizations
  有来自交通部门的灾难警告。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Increasingly dire warnings suggest that the trendy toothfish has become too popular for its own good.
  Inevitably, this prompted more dire warnings about dwindling jobs in the fishing industry yesterday.
  Thus, the dire warnings offered by the commissioners were certainly not new to their audiences.
  Liberal activists responded with dire warnings that America was in danger of being hijacked by the religious right.
  The State Department has issued dire warnings with threats of tens of thousands of dollars in fines.
  There was no mention of the Government's dire warnings of the increasing financial burden of our ageing population.
  This might be a dire warning but I cannot do it to anyone.
  Here's to dire warnings, unsubstantiated threats and looking over our shoulders.
  Driving into the office he listened to the radio and heard dire warnings about increased security.
  In the latter category is a piece about green potatoes, offering dire warnings against eating them.
  Are these dire warnings perhaps just a little exaggerated?
  In the margins other authors leave their marks, comments, and dire warnings.
  We are continually reminded about how vulnerable children are - with every festivity being accompanied by dire warnings.
  For a country already stricken by fear of anthrax attacks, this dire warning could not do much more to concentrate their minds.
  Ever more dire warnings of impending atrocities were appearing in the press from ' behind the scenes' sources.
  There were dire warnings of an ecological disaster and world oil prices through the roof as the Iraqis set fire to the oil fields.
  Some people have been making some pretty dire predictions about the depletion of oil reserves recently.
  Even before the attacks, aid agencies issued dire warnings that Afghanistan was heading for disaster.
  ING Barings widened the dire predictions to stg £264 million on September 17.
  After considering the White House's latest policy proposals, some top economists are making very dire predictions indeed.
  Synonyms
  ominous, portentous, gloomy, doom and gloom, sinister
  grim, dreadful, dismal
  unpropitious, inauspicious, unfavourable, pessimistic
2British informal Of a very poor quality.
〈非正式〉非常糟糕的
the concert was dire
音乐会糟透了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Worst of all was the sound quality, which was just dire, and detracted from the event considerably.
- Yet, it was dire, dismal, as dreary as the grey mist that enveloped the new stadium for the duration of the game.
- Unfortunately, the look is garish and the build quality dire.
- This coincided with his appearance in the movie, a fact that overrode the track's dire, insipid quality.
- The second period wasn't dire in comparison to the first, but the game was in danger of dying a death after the interval.
Synonyms
substandard, below standard, below par, bad, deficient, defective, faulty, imperfect, inferior, mediocre

Derivatives

direly

adverb ˈdʌɪəliˈdaɪrli

This scene sets the seriocomic mood - the ends of getting laid seem direly serious, but the means are laughable - and introduces the conflict that initially propels the plot.
Example sentencesExamples
- Since much of the economic activity, at this time, and as acknowledged time and time again, is directed by Government, if the corridors are correct, then it is time for corrective measures that are direly needed.
- In that year, he direly forecasts, ‘you're either going to have to raise the taxes of the people or reduce the benefits.’
- It is also very positive that leaders are making the right noises at this very crucial transitional time in our history, and hopefully this will be the start of inner-party reconciliation, which is so direly needed right now.
- Well, the airport is now direly underused - only 300 passengers go through it every day - and, not surprisingly, it's a continual money-loser.

direness

noun ˈdʌɪənəsˈdaɪrnəs

Another task was to arouse awareness throughout society, especially the well-to-do and the intellectuals, of the direness of the plight of the poor and the destitute.
Example sentencesExamples
- An editorial in The Times Picayune today faulted the two New Orleans officials for their leadership during those first few days, and for their public statements about the direness of the situation.
- Rather than an indicator of the quality of British food, the popular appeal of celebrity chefs on British TV is precisely because its direness.
- Then taking matters into his own hands (because there was beginning to be talk of us performing at other functions), my brother the quiet genius that he was, concocted a plan that would address the direness of the situation.
- As much a warning shot as a call to arms, this snapshot of the revolution still strikes a collective nerve - a testament to the potency of its vision and the direness of the times.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin dirus 'fearful, threatening'.

Rhymes

acquire, admire, afire, applier, aspire, attire, ayah, backfire, barbwire, bemire, briar, buyer, byre, choir, conspire, crier, cryer, defier, denier, desire, drier, dryer, dyer, enquire, entire, esquire, expire, fire, flyer, friar, fryer, Gaia, gyre, hellfire, hire, hiya, ire, Isaiah, jambalaya, Jeremiah, Josiah, Kintyre, latria, liar, lyre, Maia, Maya, Mayer, messiah, mire, misfire, Nehemiah, Obadiah, papaya, pariah, peripeteia, perspire, playa, Praia, prior, pyre, quire, replier, scryer, shire, shyer, sire, skyer, Sophia, spire, squire, supplier, Surabaya, suspire, tier, tire, transpire, trier, tumble-dryer, tyre, Uriah, via, wire, Zechariah, Zedekiah, Zephaniah

Definition of dire in US English:

dire

adjectiveˈdaɪ(ə)rˈdī(ə)r

1(of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent.
（形势，事件）极其严重的；紧急的
dire consequences
极其严重的后果。
Example sentencesExamples
- Reality is never messed with for long without the most dire, most immediate consequences.
- The lessons appear clear: engage the moderates or the consequences could be dire.
- She would have laughed if the situation hadn't been so dire.
- People are very reluctant to accept pay cuts, even when the company is in pretty dire straits.
- But even less dire circumstances can warrant a second look.
- "The situation is pretty dire, " said Thomas.
- The situation isn't so dire in Northeast Asia, especially in booming China.
- Our Christmas dinner was immensely enjoyed by all, despite the dire shortage of drinks.
- I knew if we continued to roll until we were inverted, our situation would become dire.
- "In this village most families are in dire poverty, " he said.
- There are others though who, not only cannot do this, but are in fact in very dire circumstances.
- But Wisconsin is arguably in the most dire straits.
- Discussion then moved on to other potential candidates in similar dire need of counselling.
- As winter sets in, as many as 5 million face dire food shortages.
- Today, ten years later, the situation is just as dire, especially in rural areas.
- Neglect of the physical constraints of holiness could be punished with the most dire consequences.
- The situation won't be nearly as dire if the astronauts manage to get their main oxygen generator working again.
- I choked helplessly as the need for air became dire.
- The resulting funding slowdown comes as Michigan schools are in dire need of repair.
- He also warned the government of dire consequences if the administration tried to stop either of the batches.
Synonyms
terrible, dreadful, appalling, frightful, awful, horrible, atrocious, grim, unspeakable, distressing, harrowing, alarming, shocking, outrageous
urgent, desperate, pressing, crying, sore, grave, serious, extreme, acute, drastic
1. 1.1 (of a warning or threat) presaging disaster.
  （警告，威胁）预示灾难的
  dire warnings about breathing the fumes
  Example sentencesExamples
  ING Barings widened the dire predictions to stg £264 million on September 17.
  Thus, the dire warnings offered by the commissioners were certainly not new to their audiences.
  Driving into the office he listened to the radio and heard dire warnings about increased security.
  This might be a dire warning but I cannot do it to anyone.
  In the latter category is a piece about green potatoes, offering dire warnings against eating them.
  There were dire warnings of an ecological disaster and world oil prices through the roof as the Iraqis set fire to the oil fields.
  Inevitably, this prompted more dire warnings about dwindling jobs in the fishing industry yesterday.
  Here's to dire warnings, unsubstantiated threats and looking over our shoulders.
  Liberal activists responded with dire warnings that America was in danger of being hijacked by the religious right.
  In the margins other authors leave their marks, comments, and dire warnings.
  For a country already stricken by fear of anthrax attacks, this dire warning could not do much more to concentrate their minds.
  The State Department has issued dire warnings with threats of tens of thousands of dollars in fines.
  Increasingly dire warnings suggest that the trendy toothfish has become too popular for its own good.
  Are these dire warnings perhaps just a little exaggerated?
  Ever more dire warnings of impending atrocities were appearing in the press from ' behind the scenes' sources.
  We are continually reminded about how vulnerable children are - with every festivity being accompanied by dire warnings.
  Even before the attacks, aid agencies issued dire warnings that Afghanistan was heading for disaster.
  After considering the White House's latest policy proposals, some top economists are making very dire predictions indeed.
  Some people have been making some pretty dire predictions about the depletion of oil reserves recently.
  There was no mention of the Government's dire warnings of the increasing financial burden of our ageing population.
  Synonyms
  ominous, portentous, gloomy, doom and gloom, sinister

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin dirus ‘fearful, threatening’.

词汇	dire
释义	Definition of dire in English: dire adjective ˈdʌɪəˈdaɪ(ə)r 1Extremely serious or urgent. （形势，事件）极其严重的；紧急的 misuse of drugs can have dire consequences he was in dire need of help Example sentencesExamples But Wisconsin is arguably in the most dire straits. I knew if we continued to roll until we were inverted, our situation would become dire. Neglect of the physical constraints of holiness could be punished with the most dire consequences. "The situation is pretty dire, " said Thomas. There are others though who, not only cannot do this, but are in fact in very dire circumstances. People are very reluctant to accept pay cuts, even when the company is in pretty dire straits. The situation won't be nearly as dire if the astronauts manage to get their main oxygen generator working again. Reality is never messed with for long without the most dire, most immediate consequences. The situation isn't so dire in Northeast Asia, especially in booming China. Our Christmas dinner was immensely enjoyed by all, despite the dire shortage of drinks. I choked helplessly as the need for air became dire. The resulting funding slowdown comes as Michigan schools are in dire need of repair. She would have laughed if the situation hadn't been so dire. He also warned the government of dire consequences if the administration tried to stop either of the batches. But even less dire circumstances can warrant a second look. "In this village most families are in dire poverty, " he said. Today, ten years later, the situation is just as dire, especially in rural areas. As winter sets in, as many as 5 million face dire food shortages. The lessons appear clear: engage the moderates or the consequences could be dire. Discussion then moved on to other potential candidates in similar dire need of counselling. Synonyms terrible, dreadful, appalling, frightful, awful, horrible, atrocious, grim, unspeakable, distressing, harrowing, alarming, shocking, outrageous grave, serious, grievous, disastrous, ruinous, calamitous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, devastating, crippling miserable, wretched, woeful hopeless, irretrievable informal lousy, chronic literary direful archaic or humorous parlous urgent, desperate, pressing, crying, sore, grave, serious, extreme, acute, drastic critical, crucial, vital 1.1 (of a warning or threat) presaging disaster. （警告，威胁）预示灾难的 there were dire warnings from the traffic organizations 有来自交通部门的灾难警告。 Example sentencesExamples Increasingly dire warnings suggest that the trendy toothfish has become too popular for its own good. Inevitably, this prompted more dire warnings about dwindling jobs in the fishing industry yesterday. Thus, the dire warnings offered by the commissioners were certainly not new to their audiences. Liberal activists responded with dire warnings that America was in danger of being hijacked by the religious right. The State Department has issued dire warnings with threats of tens of thousands of dollars in fines. There was no mention of the Government's dire warnings of the increasing financial burden of our ageing population. This might be a dire warning but I cannot do it to anyone. Here's to dire warnings, unsubstantiated threats and looking over our shoulders. Driving into the office he listened to the radio and heard dire warnings about increased security. In the latter category is a piece about green potatoes, offering dire warnings against eating them. Are these dire warnings perhaps just a little exaggerated? In the margins other authors leave their marks, comments, and dire warnings. We are continually reminded about how vulnerable children are - with every festivity being accompanied by dire warnings. For a country already stricken by fear of anthrax attacks, this dire warning could not do much more to concentrate their minds. Ever more dire warnings of impending atrocities were appearing in the press from ' behind the scenes' sources. There were dire warnings of an ecological disaster and world oil prices through the roof as the Iraqis set fire to the oil fields. Some people have been making some pretty dire predictions about the depletion of oil reserves recently. Even before the attacks, aid agencies issued dire warnings that Afghanistan was heading for disaster. ING Barings widened the dire predictions to stg £264 million on September 17. After considering the White House's latest policy proposals, some top economists are making very dire predictions indeed. Synonyms ominous, portentous, gloomy, doom and gloom, sinister grim, dreadful, dismal unpropitious, inauspicious, unfavourable, pessimistic 2British informal Of a very poor quality. 〈非正式〉非常糟糕的 the concert was dire 音乐会糟透了。 Example sentencesExamples Worst of all was the sound quality, which was just dire, and detracted from the event considerably. Yet, it was dire, dismal, as dreary as the grey mist that enveloped the new stadium for the duration of the game. Unfortunately, the look is garish and the build quality dire. This coincided with his appearance in the movie, a fact that overrode the track's dire, insipid quality. The second period wasn't dire in comparison to the first, but the game was in danger of dying a death after the interval. Synonyms substandard, below standard, below par, bad, deficient, defective, faulty, imperfect, inferior, mediocre Derivatives direly adverb ˈdʌɪəliˈdaɪrli This scene sets the seriocomic mood - the ends of getting laid seem direly serious, but the means are laughable - and introduces the conflict that initially propels the plot. Example sentencesExamples Since much of the economic activity, at this time, and as acknowledged time and time again, is directed by Government, if the corridors are correct, then it is time for corrective measures that are direly needed. In that year, he direly forecasts, ‘you're either going to have to raise the taxes of the people or reduce the benefits.’ It is also very positive that leaders are making the right noises at this very crucial transitional time in our history, and hopefully this will be the start of inner-party reconciliation, which is so direly needed right now. Well, the airport is now direly underused - only 300 passengers go through it every day - and, not surprisingly, it's a continual money-loser. direness noun ˈdʌɪənəsˈdaɪrnəs Another task was to arouse awareness throughout society, especially the well-to-do and the intellectuals, of the direness of the plight of the poor and the destitute. Example sentencesExamples An editorial in The Times Picayune today faulted the two New Orleans officials for their leadership during those first few days, and for their public statements about the direness of the situation. Rather than an indicator of the quality of British food, the popular appeal of celebrity chefs on British TV is precisely because its direness. Then taking matters into his own hands (because there was beginning to be talk of us performing at other functions), my brother the quiet genius that he was, concocted a plan that would address the direness of the situation. As much a warning shot as a call to arms, this snapshot of the revolution still strikes a collective nerve - a testament to the potency of its vision and the direness of the times. Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin dirus 'fearful, threatening'. Rhymes acquire, admire, afire, applier, aspire, attire, ayah, backfire, barbwire, bemire, briar, buyer, byre, choir, conspire, crier, cryer, defier, denier, desire, drier, dryer, dyer, enquire, entire, esquire, expire, fire, flyer, friar, fryer, Gaia, gyre, hellfire, hire, hiya, ire, Isaiah, jambalaya, Jeremiah, Josiah, Kintyre, latria, liar, lyre, Maia, Maya, Mayer, messiah, mire, misfire, Nehemiah, Obadiah, papaya, pariah, peripeteia, perspire, playa, Praia, prior, pyre, quire, replier, scryer, shire, shyer, sire, skyer, Sophia, spire, squire, supplier, Surabaya, suspire, tier, tire, transpire, trier, tumble-dryer, tyre, Uriah, via, wire, Zechariah, Zedekiah, Zephaniah Definition of dire in US English: dire adjectiveˈdaɪ(ə)rˈdī(ə)r 1(of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent. （形势，事件）极其严重的；紧急的 dire consequences 极其严重的后果。 Example sentencesExamples Reality is never messed with for long without the most dire, most immediate consequences. The lessons appear clear: engage the moderates or the consequences could be dire. She would have laughed if the situation hadn't been so dire. People are very reluctant to accept pay cuts, even when the company is in pretty dire straits. But even less dire circumstances can warrant a second look. "The situation is pretty dire, " said Thomas. The situation isn't so dire in Northeast Asia, especially in booming China. Our Christmas dinner was immensely enjoyed by all, despite the dire shortage of drinks. I knew if we continued to roll until we were inverted, our situation would become dire. "In this village most families are in dire poverty, " he said. There are others though who, not only cannot do this, but are in fact in very dire circumstances. But Wisconsin is arguably in the most dire straits. Discussion then moved on to other potential candidates in similar dire need of counselling. As winter sets in, as many as 5 million face dire food shortages. Today, ten years later, the situation is just as dire, especially in rural areas. Neglect of the physical constraints of holiness could be punished with the most dire consequences. The situation won't be nearly as dire if the astronauts manage to get their main oxygen generator working again. I choked helplessly as the need for air became dire. The resulting funding slowdown comes as Michigan schools are in dire need of repair. He also warned the government of dire consequences if the administration tried to stop either of the batches. Synonyms terrible, dreadful, appalling, frightful, awful, horrible, atrocious, grim, unspeakable, distressing, harrowing, alarming, shocking, outrageous urgent, desperate, pressing, crying, sore, grave, serious, extreme, acute, drastic 1.1 (of a warning or threat) presaging disaster. （警告，威胁）预示灾难的 dire warnings about breathing the fumes Example sentencesExamples ING Barings widened the dire predictions to stg £264 million on September 17. Thus, the dire warnings offered by the commissioners were certainly not new to their audiences. Driving into the office he listened to the radio and heard dire warnings about increased security. This might be a dire warning but I cannot do it to anyone. In the latter category is a piece about green potatoes, offering dire warnings against eating them. There were dire warnings of an ecological disaster and world oil prices through the roof as the Iraqis set fire to the oil fields. Inevitably, this prompted more dire warnings about dwindling jobs in the fishing industry yesterday. Here's to dire warnings, unsubstantiated threats and looking over our shoulders. Liberal activists responded with dire warnings that America was in danger of being hijacked by the religious right. In the margins other authors leave their marks, comments, and dire warnings. For a country already stricken by fear of anthrax attacks, this dire warning could not do much more to concentrate their minds. The State Department has issued dire warnings with threats of tens of thousands of dollars in fines. Increasingly dire warnings suggest that the trendy toothfish has become too popular for its own good. Are these dire warnings perhaps just a little exaggerated? Ever more dire warnings of impending atrocities were appearing in the press from ' behind the scenes' sources. We are continually reminded about how vulnerable children are - with every festivity being accompanied by dire warnings. Even before the attacks, aid agencies issued dire warnings that Afghanistan was heading for disaster. After considering the White House's latest policy proposals, some top economists are making very dire predictions indeed. Some people have been making some pretty dire predictions about the depletion of oil reserves recently. There was no mention of the Government's dire warnings of the increasing financial burden of our ageing population. Synonyms ominous, portentous, gloomy, doom and gloom, sinister Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin dirus ‘fearful, threatening’.
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