direful consequences 严重的后果
direful warning 可怕的警告
direful situation 可怕的局面
direful predictions 可怕的预测
A: The news about the drought is truly direful.
A：关于干旱的消息真的很可怕。
B: We must take immediate action to prevent a direful outcome.
B：我们必须立即采取行动，以防止产生可怕的后果。
1) 极其严重的
2) 可怕的
3) 灾难性的
1. 极其严重的，可怕的
adjective
1. Extremely serious, terrible, or causing great distress or harm.
Synonym: dreadful, catastrophic, grim