"dire" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 可怕的
• 危急的
• 嚴重的

Definition

用來形容非常嚴重、緊急或可怕的情況，可能涉及危險、痛苦或困境。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Dire”是正式用詞，常搭配“consequences”、“need”、“warning”等名詞，用於強調嚴重性或緊迫性。一般不在口語中使用，也不要與“direction”或“director”混淆。

Examples

The refugees are in dire need of food and water.

難民們**急需**食物和水。

The city faced dire consequences after the disaster.

災難過後，這座城市面臨了**嚴重的**後果。

She ignored his dire warnings.

她忽視了他的**嚴重**警告。

If we don't act now, things could get dire really fast.

如果我們現在不採取行動，情況很快會變得**嚴重**。

We're in a dire situation with our finances right now.

我們目前的財務狀況**很糟糕**。

The doctor told us the patient was in dire condition, but there was still hope.

醫生告訴我們病人情況**危急**，但仍有希望。