dire straits片语KK [daɪr strets] /daɪɹ stɹeɪts/发音片语1困境、绝境、危急处境常用于 in dire straitsThe company is in dire straits and may close within months.这家公司陷入困境,可能几个月内就会倒闭。2经济拮据、财务窘境After losing his job, he found himself in dire straits financially.失业之后,他发现自己在经济上十分拮据。用这个字练口说→