| 词汇 | example_english_dire-circumstance |
| 释义 | dire circumstancescollocation in Englishmeanings of direand circumstanceThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with circumstance. dire adjective uk /daɪər/ us /daɪr/ very serious ... See more at dire circumstance noun uk /ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/ us /ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/ a fact or event that makes a situation the way ... See more at circumstance Examples of dire circumstancesThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Invasive surgery scares us, yet we allow doctors to cut our bodies in certain dire circumstances (circumcision surfaces as a notable exception here). The cutting involved in organ donations returns us to a deep-seated sense of punitive correction, of a transgression justified only by dire circumstances. That is the end where one has to be in dire circumstances before any of those benefits can be claimed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree that the consultation and the immediate action under those dire circumstances might very nearly be contemporaneous, but they cannot be quite contemporaneous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The total number of people in dire circumstances could be as high as 4 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It should be used only in the most dire circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of the remaining boats face dire circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I and many others can never be sufficiently grateful to them for the way they helped us in the most dire circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I could ascertain no ground on which we could oppose the principle of a quota system in the present dire circumstances that face the industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been found that they were in very serious or dire circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are people living there in dire circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In 2005, 70 000 people were evicted and these people still live in dire circumstances. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They are the best agreements yet in any industry, but we are here dealing with dire circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These people, owing to the very high increase in the cost of living and to the high rate of taxation, are in very dire circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do, therefore, endorse, in these dire circumstances we are facing, the need to import coal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would be interested to know what message she has at this juncture, given the dire circumstances in which they find themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even in those dire circumstances that marriage could recover. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It means that some of the most vulnerable are left exposed and in dire circumstances for longer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even today in these dire circumstances there are appeasers who are giving satisfaction to the enemy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How small a request to make in such dire circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of dire Go to the definition of circumstance See other collocations with circumstance |
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