1. dire 嚴重的;可怕的
例句:The government looked as if it would split apart, with dire consequences for domestic peace.
政府看似就要分崩離析,給國內(nèi)和平帶來可怕的后果 。
2. land degradation 土地退化
例句:There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.
在一些干旱地帶存在嚴重的土地退化問題 。