dire straits片語KK [daɪr strets] /daɪɹ stɹeɪts/發音片語1困境、絕境、危急處境常用於 in dire straitsThe company is in dire straits and may close within months.這家公司陷入困境,可能幾個月內就會倒閉。2經濟拮据、財務窘境After losing his job, he found himself in dire straits financially.失業之後,他發現自己在經濟上十分拮据。