dire是什么意思

双语用例

• In a sense, this ' direst need' is the very picture of a chorus without its centre.

• He wanted to celebrate the survival of the human spirit in the direst circumstances.

• As a fierce and courageous soldier, he can truly inspire those around him to keep fighting in the direst situations.

• Is, for instance, the illness in this case so dire that its demands basically override other concerns?

• Plagued by 'worldly misfortunes',57 the monks are in dire need of financial support.

• She was therefore forbidden to step out unless there was dire need.

• Indigenous cultures and fertility practices remained substantially intact, population pressure intensified and demographic expansion became a dire problem.

• By offering services free of charge to people in dire need, the organization contributes to the widespread circulation of religious messages.