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direa. 1 . dreadful,terribe,horrible可怕的,可怖的,恐怖的。 △Rom.5.3.247:“That he should hither come as thisdire night”,叫他就在这个可怕的夜晚到这里来。 △Ham.3.2.274 (259): “Thy natural magic and dire property╱On wholesome life usurps immediately.”快快发挥你的魔力和可怕的药性,来夺去这一条健康的生命。 △Mac. 2.3.64(58): “dire combustion”.i.e. terrible disturbance. 可怖的骚乱。 △Mac.4.3.188:“To doff their dire distres-ses.” 以解除她们可怕的苦难。 △R.III.5.4.40 (5.5.27):“All this divided York and Lancaster,╱ Divided intheir dire division.”约克与兰开斯特两家不和的全体王族,一直处在可怕的分裂之中。 2. dismal,horrible凄惨的,恐怖的。 △Oth.1.1.75:“Do. with like timorous accent and dire yell”,你就喊吧,用吓人的腔调,凄惨的哀号。 dire[ˈdaiə]adj.可怕的,极端的,非常的 ◇ in dire need of急需 ‖ direly adv. direful adj. |