Definition
noun
dire straitshardship
v.p./n.
(verb phrase) to be in dire straitsto be poverty-stricken
Examples
- 困厄。Tā zài kùn è zhōng yīrán bǎochí lèguān.He remains optimistic even in dire straits.
- 困厄，。Zhège jiātíng kùn è duōnián, zhōngyú zǒu chū le kùnjìng.This family was poverty-stricken for years and finally got out of trouble.
- 困厄，。Miànduì kùn è, tā méiyǒu tuìsuō.Facing hardship, he did not back down.
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