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单词 direful
释义 dire·ful
\ˈdī(ə)rfəl, -īəf-\ adjective
1.
 a. : exciting horror or terror : dreadful, frightful, dire
  < entered upon a career of vengeance so direful that London was shocked — G.W.Johnson >
 b. : oppressive to feelings or spirit : dismal
  < the direful sound of air-raid sirens >
2. : warning of disaster to come : ominous
 < seeing himself trapped, he filled the air with direful cries >
dire·ful·ly \-f(ə)lē, -li\ adverb
dire·ful·ness \-fəlnə̇s\ noun -es
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