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They are living in dire poverty.他们过着极度贫困的生活。The company is in dire financial straits.该公司陷入了财务困境。Some of the poems were really dire.有些诗很糟糕。This company has become insolvent and is in dire need of a financial bailout.这家公司已经周转不灵，急需财务救济。The circumstances are now more dire than ever.现在的状况比以往任何时候都要糟糕。The government is in dire need of reform.政府亟须改革。The background to the current troubles is provided by the dire state of the country's economy.目前的问题是在国家经济岌岌可危的背景下出现的。Some analysts are issuing dire economic forecasts.一些分析家对经济形势发表了灾难性的预测。Last night there were dire warnings of civil war.昨晚有人严重警告说会发生内战。The businessmen's nerves have taken a hammering lately, for the economy is in dire trouble.企业界人士最近精神上受到很大打击，因为经济情况非常糟糕。Seven out of every 10 Guatemalans live in dire poverty and half cannot read or write.每十个危地马拉人中有七个生活在赤贫中，半数不会读写。Now I really was in a dire predicament.现在我确实处境很悲惨。The economy is in dire straits.经济陷入了十分困窘的境地。We are in dire need of help.我们迫切需要帮助。Errors in forecasting can have dire consequences.天气预报失误会造成严重的后果。If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits.假如我们有了小孩，我们会真正陷入困境。The hotel we stayed in was dire.我们住的旅馆很差劲。He was in dire need of hospital treatment.他急需入院治疗。The dire state of child health in the country was underscored in a report by UNICEF.联合国儿童基金会的一篇报告强调了该国儿童健康的可怕状况。The kidnappers threatened him with dire consequences if their demands were not met immediately.绑匪威胁他说，如果不立即满足他们的要求会有很可怕的后果。A government split would have dire consequences for domestic peace.政府的分裂将会给国内和平带来严重后果。News reports portray the situation as dire.新闻报道把局势描述得非常严峻。The garden is in dire need of some rain.花园迫切需要下些雨。The business is in dire financial straits.这家公司处于严重的财务困境中。The dire consequences of chronic underfunding are nowhere better illustrated than in the nation's schools.长期资金匮乏所造成的严重后果，在该国的中小学表现得最清楚不过了。Everyone agrees the sport is in dire straits.人人都认为这个体育项目已处于岌岌可危的境地。The team is in such dire straits they've even considered selling their three best players.这支球队陷入了如此艰难的困境，他们甚至在考虑转让三名最出色的球员。I thought her latest book was dire!我觉得她最近出版的书糟透了！The company now finds itself in dire financial straits. 公司发现目前已深陷财务困境。Even the smallest mistake could have dire consequences.哪怕是最小的错误也有可能导致可怕的后果。Poor chap, he was clearly in dire straits financially.可怜的家伙，他显然是在经济上陷入困境了。The minister suggested that the dire prophecies of certain leading environmentalists were somewhat exaggerated.部长暗示说某些很有影响的环境保护者所作的可怕预言一定程度上有些夸张。With its best player out of the game, the team found itself in dire straits. 最好的球员比赛出局后，球队感到处境岌岌可危。The program is in desperate/dire/urgent need of financial support.这个计划急需资金支持。After the war the country's economy was in dire straits.战后该国的经济陷入困境。Despite dire threats of violence from extremist groups, the protest passed off peacefully.尽管受到极端团体严重的暴力威胁，抗议活动还是和平地结束了。Despite earlier dire predictions, shares remained steady.尽管早先有一些不祥的预言，股价依旧稳定。The songs ranged from tolerable to pretty dire.这些歌好点儿的还能听听，差的则是非常糟糕。There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。They live in dire poverty.他们的生活极为贫困。 |