1·It was a high compliment to Peter that at that dire moment their thoughts turned to him.
他们在那个可怕的时刻想起了彼得，这对他来说是一种高度的赞扬。
2·In recent years, we have all been exposed to dire media reports concerning the impending demise of global coal and oil reserves.
近年来，我们都接触到有关全球煤炭和石油储备即将枯竭的可怕媒体报道。
3·Earth's dire atmospheric situation was confirmed by November 2012 reports from such tree-hugging pinkos.
2012年11月，来自这些抱树的平克人的报告证实了地球可怕的大气状况。
4·The programmes may not be to blame. The problem may lie with the dire quality of schools and clinics.
但瑕不掩瑜，这些项目不应受到指责，问题可能在于学校和诊所的可怕质量。
5·The most dire signal is that your habits are hindering progress toward your common goals.
最可怕的信号是你的这些习惯在阻碍着你们共同目标的实现。
1·I mention this not because I think your situation will be so dire if you don't heed my advice, but mostly because "Mrs.Dalloway" is a great read, and I highly recommend it.
我提及此并不是因为我认为如果你不听众我的建议，你的处境将会是多么悲惨，而主要是因为《达洛维太太》是一本很值得看的书，我强烈的推荐它。
2·Would the consequences be any less dire today for the people of Iraq than it was for the people of Southeast Asia if Congress withdrew support?
如果今天国会命令撤军，难道伊拉克人民面临的形势不会比当年在东南亚的难民所面临的更加悲惨？
3·It was matched by a dire performance from the finance arm of the us industrial behemoth General Electric, whose profits dipped 42% thanks to bad credit card debts and business loans.
美国工业巨头通用电气公司旗下的金融部门的业绩同样悲惨。受累于不良的信用卡债务和商业贷款，通用电气公司第三季利润下滑42%。
4·The Wells Fargo survey painted a more dire picture than most other polls, which typically pin the worst-case retirement age in the mid-to-late 60s.
相比以前其他的调研报告，富国银行的这份报告绘制了一幅更为悲惨的前景，就是需要把退休年龄定在65岁之后。
5·The dire state of the economy (see article) is the biggest issue on the minds of disgruntled voters in the run-up to the election expected to be held on May 6th.
在将于5月6日前举行的大选前，经济的悲惨境地现在成为不满的选民心中最大的事情。
1·Why have some countries been able to achieve sustained growth while others appear to remain trapped in dire poverty?
为何一些国家可以取得持续性增长，而另一些国家却似乎依然陷于极端贫困的泥淖之中？
2·The sad fact is that the world's second biggest economy, home to companies that have changed industries around the world, is being kept out of dire trouble only by the loyalty of its own savers.
令人感到悲哀的是，身为世界第二大经济体的日本，拥有着改变了世界各行各业的公司的日本，之所以一直没有坠入极端困境，依靠的仅仅是国内储户的忠诚。
3·This task proved deceptively easy in the dire emergency of 1933.
在1933年极端紧急状态中，这个任务出乎寻常容易。
4·The confidence that sustained their balance sheets has evaporated, leaving many in dire trouble.
随着投资者信心消失殆尽，房贷发放人出现收支失衡，陷入极端的困难之中。