音标

英 [ˈdaɪə(r)]
美 [ˈdaɪər]

意思

形容词，意为“极其严重的；危急的；可怕的”，常用来形容非常糟糕、紧迫且令人担忧的状况或形势。

造句

The drought has caused dire consequences for farmers.
干旱给农民带来了极其严重的后果。

The company is in dire financial straits and may go bankrupt.
这家公司陷入了严重的财务困境，可能会破产。

The patient's condition is dire, and the doctors are doing everything they can.
病人的情况很危急，医生们正在竭尽全力。

We are facing a dire shortage of clean water in this area.
我们这个地区正面临着严重的清洁水短缺问题。

The report paints a dire picture of the environmental situation.
这份报告描绘了一幅严峻的环境形势图。

His dire warnings about the storm were ignored by many people.
他对这场风暴发出的可怕警告被很多人忽视了。

The team is in dire need of a good coach to turn things around.
这支球队急需一位优秀的教练来扭转局面。

The dire situation in the war - torn country calls for immediate international aid.
这个饱受战争蹂躏国家的严峻局势需要国际社会立即提供援助。

She had a dire dream that left her feeling scared when she woke up.
她做了一个可怕的梦，醒来后仍心有余悸。

The dire weather conditions made it impossible to hold the outdoor event.
恶劣的天气状况使得无法举办这次户外活动。

初学英语怎么运用

口语运用

日常交流：和朋友谈论一些不好的情况。例如：“The traffic is in a dire state today. It took me two hours to get to work.（今天的交通状况糟透了。我花了两个小时才到公司。）”

新闻讨论：当讨论新闻事件时提及。比如：“I heard on the news that some areas are facing dire food shortages.（我在新闻里听说一些地区正面临严重的粮食短缺问题。）”

表达担忧：向他人表达对某事的担忧。例如：“I'm worried about our project. The situation is getting dire.（我很担心我们的项目。情况越来越糟糕了。）”

写作运用

记叙文写作：在讲述故事时描述困难或紧急的场景。例如：“As the night fell, the lost hikers found themselves in a dire situation. Darkness surrounded them, and they had no idea which way to go.（夜幕降临，迷路的徒步旅行者们发现自己陷入了绝境。黑暗笼罩着他们，他们不知道该往哪走。）”

议论文写作：论述问题严重性时使用。比如：“The dire environmental problems we are facing require immediate action from all of us.（我们面临的严峻环境问题需要我们所有人立即行动起来。）”

书信写作：在信中向他人说明情况。例如：“I am writing to you because the situation of our community has become dire. We need your support.（我写信给您是因为我们社区的情况变得很危急。我们需要您的支持。）”

学习积累

情景记忆：结合具体的情景来记忆单词，比如想象一个洪水来袭，人们处于危险紧急的画面，同时在脑海中浮现“dire”这个单词。

近义词对比：将“dire”与“terrible”“severe”等近义词对比学习，分析它们在语义和用法上的细微差别，加深对“dire”的理解和运用。