dire shape

糟糕的状态：形容某物或某人处于非常糟糕的状态或情况。

常用释义

糟糕的状态：形容某物或某人处于非常糟糕的状态或情况。

例句

No doubt you will hear some tell you that journalism is in dire shape, and the triumph of digital is to blame.

毫无疑问，你们会听到一些人说，新闻业岌岌可危，而这要归因于数字化的进攻。

Good news appeared this week, and a hint that the economy may be in less-dire shape than third-quarter GDP figures suggest.

本周，好消息频出，并暗示经济也许并没有三季度GDP数据所显示的那样糟糕。