" Nature was in dire straits and it is still in dire straits, " said Mark Wright.

“大自然曾处于水深火热之中，现在仍然如此。”

Palestinians who hold foreign passports are also in dire straits.

持有外国护照的巴勒斯坦人也是处境艰难。

During the Panic of 1907, the US economy was once again in dire straits.

在1907年的大恐慌期间，美国经济再次陷入困境。

Rather, it stems from the states' dire fiscal straits in the aftermath of the recession.

而是因为经济衰退后各州财政赤字严重。

But as long as Venezuela remains in such dire straits, this emergency only since destined to continue.

但是，只要委内瑞拉仍然处于这种水深火热之中，这种紧急状况就注定会持续下去。

The British band Dire Straits has a song about the subject of life's good times and bad.

英国Dre Sstraints乐队有一首歌，主题是生活中的好坏。

My friends who are in dire straits financially do not like talking about money, business, or investing.

另一些朋友经济上很困难，他们不爱谈论金钱、生意或投资。

So when you consider such a small amount to what otherwise the habitat could occupy, they are in dire straits.

因此，当你考虑到这一小部分的栖息地可能占据的空间，会发现它们目前正面临着相当可怕的困境。

And if we are able thus to attack an inferior force with a superior one, our opponents will be in dire straits.

则我众敌寡，能以众击寡者，则吾之所与战者约矣。

A lot of residents were in dire straits.

许多居民陷入困境。

So if the death toll might rise, we might not know who out there might be in dire straits - I mean, survivors who need help.

如果死亡人数会进一步上升，我们可能无法得知哪些人处于困境之中，无法得知哪些幸存者需要帮助。

After that, he borrowed only when he was in dire straits.

之后，他只是在最困难的时候才借钱。

If these companies close down, those refugee camps and refugee communities are going to be in severely dire straits, maybe even worse off than people in Somalia.

如果这些汇款公司中断汇款，这些难民营和难民社区的境况就会更为严峻，也许比索马里境内的那些人还要糟糕。

You have been ambushed and you and your men are in dire straits.

你遭到了伏击， 你和你的手下都陷入了困境。

We went to Johannesburg, Soweto, and some other townships that were really in dire straits.

我们去了约翰内斯堡、索韦托和其他一些真正处于水深火热之中的乡镇。

After the war, the country’s economy was in dire straits.

【strait】战后该国的经济陷入困境。

There was also an English rock band called Dire Straits, but that's a different story.

还有一个英国摇滚乐队叫做 Dire Straits，但那是另外一回事了。

The report said that the younger demographic is in particularly dire straits, as over 40% of respondents who endured an “extreme commute” were under the age of 35.

报告称，年轻人群的处境尤其艰难，因为超过 40% 忍受“极端通勤”的受访者年龄在 35 岁以下。

These Americans argue that Hamas's dire straits in Gaza may enable Mr Abbas to secure an advantageous deal for himself, paving the way for his return to power there.

这两派持不同意见的美国人争论的焦点在于，哈马斯在加沙地带的残暴行径可能会促使阿巴斯先生为他自己争取到一个非常有优势的筹码，而此筹码将直接为他的重新掌权而铺平道路。

PAUL VERCAMMEN, CNN REPORTER: The anti-body rich plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients is valuable to hospitals because they can use it to treat current patients who are in dire straits.

从康复者身上提取的富含抗体的血浆对医院来说很有价值，因为它可以用来治疗危重病人。