| 釋義 |
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”,叫他就在這個(gè)可怕的夜晚到這里來。 △Ham.3.2.274 (259): “Thy natural magic and dire property╱On wholesome life usurps immediately.”快快發(fā)揮你的魔力和可怕的藥性,來奪去這一條健康的生命。 △Mac. 2.3.64(58): “dire combustion”.i.e. terrible disturbance. 可怖的騷亂。 △Mac.4.3.188:“To doff their dire distres-ses.” 以解除她們可怕的苦難。 △R.III.5.4.40 (5.5.27):“All this divided York and Lancaster,╱ Divided intheir dire division.”約克與蘭開斯特兩家不和的全體王族,一直處在可怕的分裂之中。 2. dismal,horrible凄慘的,恐怖的。 △Oth.1.1.75:“Do. with like timorous accent and dire yell”,你就喊吧,用嚇人的腔調(diào),凄慘的哀號(hào)。 dire[?dai?]adj.可怕的,極端的,非常的 ◇ in dire need of急需 ‖ direly adv. direful adj. |