1. The situation has become so dire that there are reports of people eating mud cakes in some slums. 现在情况已经变得十分糟糕，以致有消息说，有些贫民窟的人在用泥饼充饥。
2. The backward economy and the cruel exploitation by the serf-owners kept the people in dire poverty and misery. 经济的落后和农奴主的残酷剥削，使人民群众处于极端贫穷和悲惨的生活境地。
3. These caves are crucial to the species' survival and disturbances in the area can have dire consequences for the bats. 这些洞穴对于该物种的生存是至关重要的，因为周围的干扰会对蝙蝠造成可怕的后果。
英英解释
adj.
1. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
2. causing fear or dread or terror
