harsher

英 [ˈhɑːʃə]

美 [ˈhɑrʃər]

adj.  残酷的; 严酷的; 严厉的; 恶劣的; 艰苦的; 强烈刺眼的; 丑陋的
harsh的比较级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （气候或条件）艰苦的，恶劣的，严峻的
  Harshclimates or conditions are very difficult for people, animals, and plants to live in.
  1. The weather grew harsh, chilly and unpredictable.
     天气变得恶劣、寒冷且变化莫测。
  2. ...the harsh desert environment.
     恶劣的沙漠环境
  3. ...after the harsh experience of the war.
     经历了严酷的战争之后
• ADJ-GRADED （言行）严厉的，无情的
  Harshactions or speech are unkind and show no understanding or sympathy.
  1. ...the cold, harsh cruelty of her husband...
     她丈夫冷酷无情的残忍
  2. He said many harsh and unkind things about his opponents.
     他以尖刻恶毒的语言大肆抨击自己的对手。
• ADJ-GRADED 粗陋的;刺目的;粗糙的
  Something that isharshis so hard, bright, or rough that it seems unpleasant or harmful.
  1. Tropical colours may look rather harsh in our dull northern light.
     热带色彩在我们北方暗淡的光线下可能显得有点刺目。
  2. ...harsher detergents that can leave hair brittle.
     会让发质变脆弱的刺激性较强的洗发水
• ADJ-GRADED （声音）刺耳的，难听的
  Harshvoices and sounds are ones that are rough and unpleasant to listen to.
  1. It's a pity she has such a loud harsh voice.
     可惜她的嗓门太大太难听了。
• ADJ-GRADED （现实、真相）残酷的，无情的
  If you talk aboutharshrealities or facts, or theharshtruth, you are emphasizing that they are true or real, although they are unpleasant and people try to avoid thinking about them.
  1. The harsh truth is that luck plays a big part in who will live or die.
     残酷的事实是，谁死谁活在很大程度上要靠运气。

双语例句

• They are meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday to discuss imposing harsher sanctions against Iran if it does not cooperate.
  他们星期三将在德国法兰克福会晤，讨论若伊朗不肯合作，将对其施行更严厉制裁的问题。
• China mulls harsher penalties for food safety crimes.
  中国欲严惩食品安全犯罪。
• Speaking ahead of the execution, Keiko Chiba, justice minister in Japan, said execution for a drugs offence was a harsher sentence than would be possible in Japan and questioned Chinese judicial protections.
  日本法务大臣千叶景子（keikochiba）在中国处决赤野光信之前表示，处决毒贩比日本可能的判刑更为严厉，并对中国的司法保护提出质疑。
• Granted, the penalties for obscenity can be far harsher: Distribution of obscenity can result in jail time.
  必须承认，对淫秽信息的惩罚确是比较苛刻的：淫秽的发行物将导致刑狱。
• If the reports are negative, the US, Britain and France are poised to push for harsher measures.
  如果报告结果是负面的，美国、英国和法国势将要求对伊朗采取更为严苛的措施。
• Trade associations and senior bankers have warned that capital and people are mobile, and that if the environment for financial services in the UK becomes harsher than elsewhere they will be off, taking their tax payments with them.
  金融业协会和高级银行家警告称，资本和人员是流动的，如果英国金融服务环境变得比其它地方更为苛刻，他们将会离开英国，从而导致税收流失。
• The internet environment is harsher than in many western countries, but westerners would be wrong to think that China has no freedom at all.
  中国互联网环境比许多西方国家更严格，但如果西方人认为中国完全没有自由，那么他们就错了。
• It's quite possible that kids with poor reasoning skills misbehave more often and therefore elicit harsher punishment.
  很有可能感知能力差的孩子更多地犯错从而引来更严厉的惩罚。
• A harsher punishment requiring a100,000-yuan fine and lifetime disqualification for government-subsidized apartments was proposed in April.
  四月时一份严厉的处罚被提议，要求处以10万的罚款并终生没有资格申请政府的保障性住房。
• Harsher sentences also offer little deterrence: When people consider committing crimes, they may think about whether they will be caught, but probably not about how harshly they will be punished.
  更严厉的判刑产生的威慑作用也微乎其微，当人们考虑犯罪时，他们想到的是是否会被抓，而不是可能判刑的严重程度。