dire
/ˈdaɪə(r)/adjective
1- (of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent（形势, 事件）极其严重的; 紧急的：
dire consequences.
极其严重的后果。
1.1
- (of a warning or threat) presaging disaster（警告, 威胁）预示灾难的：
there were dire warnings from the traffic organizations.
有来自交通部门的灾难警告。
1.2
- informal of a very poor quality〈非正式〉非常糟糕的：
the concert was dire.
音乐会糟透了。
派生词
direly
adverbdireness
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin dirus 'fearful, threatening'.