भयानक 英語で:

His crime caused dire consequences.

Despite the many dire predictions about the collapse of the euro zone's common currency, there are good reasons to believe it will survive.

be in dire need

The world is in dire need of those who think in a more open-minded way.

Exporters are in dire straights.

You're always there for me, so if you're ever in dire straits, just let me know and I'll come running.

I was shocked after hearing the dire news

In the absence of such accountability, America believes the International Community should act to assist the state and in dire circumstances, the UN Security Council may be required to establish mechanisms for specific situations.

Ti voglio dire qualcosa.

This is a dire task, so I have to do it first.

warnings of dire consequences that often don’t come true

The politician’s outspoken comments may have dire consequences for the relations between the two countries.

I'm afraid the situation is much more dire than we'd expected.

We're absolutely delighted because we are in dire need of capacity.

She was in dire straits, but made a virtue out of necessity.

dreadful weather

This is the first time I've seen such a dreadful movie.

The massacre in Norway and the recent rebellion and the booty in England, are dreadful in consideration of the circumstances that the world drifted into.

I've never heard anything more dreadful.

It is dreadful that a nuclear crisis has hit Japan.

The consequences of Sendai's earthquake were dreadful!

The yacht was at the mercy of the dreadful storm.

Eleanor suffered severely for her conjugal affection even after the death of her husband by being imprisoned for the dreadful period of forty-three years.

It was good for both of us to get away from that dreadful new woman at work.

Some people love going to the opera, but for others there's no more dreadful way to spend three hours.

It was a dreadful shok for poor Charles to discover that his wife was cheating on him!

1. I had a dreadful dream last night. / 2. Because he really did have a dreadful habit of... / 3. In the night I heard a dreadful scream. / 4. There's been a dreadful mistake.

If I would have let those fears hold me back, I would still be working a job doing energy audits, is what I did before this, in houses, which is going and checking houses for energy efficiency, and it was just dreadful.

If you convey to a woman that something ought to be done, there is always a dreadful danger that she will suddenly do it.