今天來講一個單詞“dire”,雖說有些消極的意味，但只是想和大家記住“Thrive in calamity and perish in soft living.(生于憂患,死于安樂)”。

dire ['daiə]

a. 可怕的，災難的，緊急的，急需的

【簡介】 extremely serious or terrible 非常嚴重的或可怕的

【記憶】

Quake leaves pandas in dire need of bamboo

地震后熊貓急需竹子

A zookeeper feeds giant pandas at the Sichuan Giant Panda Breeding Center in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 23, 2008. The deadly earthquake that jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12 has destroyed the homes of giant pandas and left the bears in dire need of their favorite food, bamboo.

2008年5月23日，在中國的四川省成都大熊貓飼養中心，一個飼養員在給大熊貓喂食。發生在5月12日的致命的震搖了四川全省的地震破壞了大熊貓的家園，導致的后果是，大熊貓急需他們的食物——竹子。

【詞形變化】

比較級：direr, direst
名　詞：direness
副　詞：direly

【同義詞】

adj. 可怕的；悲慘的
afflictive alarming awful bad black disastrous frightful horrible terrible tragic violent wretched

adj. 可怕的
dreadful fearful

adj. 緊急的, 急需的
urgent desperate

【短語】

in dire need of 急需
in dire poverty 極端貧困
be in dire straits to be in an extremely difficult or serious situation a hero in dire straits 英雄末路
dire warning/prediction/forecast a warning about something terrible that will happen in the future

【例句與詳解】

Residents of Mianzhu, one of the worst-hit cities in Monday's quakes in southwest China, were in dire need of food, drinking water and tents.
在星期一的中國西南部的地震中，襲擊最嚴重的一個城市——綿竹的居民急需食物、飲用水和帳篷。

Your contribution to the fund will reach those who are in dire need of your help, quickly and effectively.
你捐獻的基金將快速、高效地到達急需要你的援助的人災區人民的手里。

You'll be in dire trouble if you don't watch out.
你若不小心，就會有可怕的麻煩。

My brother is in dire need of a good lawyer.
我弟弟急需一位好律師。

The family is in dire need.
這個家庭極為貧困。

National calamities happened one after another, and the masses lived in dire poverty.
國故連連, 民不聊生。