Dire 是非常嚴(yán)峻的、極為令人擔(dān)憂的意思,Jack Ma, the co-founder of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and one of China's richest men, gave a dire warning that the escalating trade war with the U.S. is going to be severe and long-lasting,阿里巴巴集團(tuán)的共同創(chuàng)始人和中國首富馬云發(fā)出一個(gè)可怕的警告說,與美國日趨升級(jí)的貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)將會(huì)是嚴(yán)重而曠日持久的。
常用短語dire straits 是指困境,Turkey's once bustling shopping malls are in dire straits amid currency woes,土耳其一度繁華的購物中心因貨幣貶值而陷入困境。