Dire



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

Dire Wolf

• adj.可怕的
• ［英］ adj.可怕的 ( dreadful, miserable)
• ［类］ 反义词: pleasant ( 舒适的)

Webster Collegiate

adjective (direr; direst)

• Etymology: Latin dirus; akin to Greek deinos terrifying, Sanskrit dve??i he hates
• Date: 1565
• 1.
  • a. exciting horror <dire suffering>
  • b. dismal, oppressive <dire days>
• 2. warning of disaster <a dire forecast>
• 3.
  • a. desperately urgent <dire need>
  • b. extreme <dire poverty>
• ? direly adverb
• ? direness noun

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