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severest

英 [sɪˈvɪərɪst]

美 [səˈvɪrəst]

adj.  极为恶劣的; 十分严重的; 严厉的; 重的; 苛刻的
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柯林斯词典

  • ADJ-GRADED 十分严重的;极为恶劣的
    You usesevereto indicate that something bad or undesirable is great or intense.
    1. ...a business with severe cash flow problems...
      有严重资金周转问题的公司
    2. I suffered from severe bouts of depression...
      我曾患有严重的抑郁症。
    3. Steve passed out on the floor and woke up blinded and in severe pain...
      史蒂夫昏倒在地板上,醒来后什么也看不见了,还感到剧烈的疼痛。
    4. Shortages of professional staff are very severe in some places.
      有些地方专业人员严重短缺。
  • ADJ-GRADED (惩罚、批评)严厉的,严重的,苛刻的
    Severepunishments or criticisms are very strong or harsh.
    1. This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary...
      这一罪行十分恶劣,必须要重判。
    2. Before she could reply, my mother launched into a severe reprimand.
      她还没来得及回答,我妈妈就开始严厉地训斥起她来。
  • ADJ-GRADED (外貌、外观)简朴的,朴素的,不加修饰的
    If you describe the appearance of someone or something assevere, you do not like its plain appearance and lack of decoration.
    1. ...wearing her felt hats and severe grey suits...
      戴着她的毡帽,穿着朴素的灰色套装
    2. The cushions add a touch of colour in a room that might otherwise look severe.
      靠垫给房间添了一抹亮色,不然房间看上去可能太素净了。

双语例句

  • Cora's her own severest critic.
    科拉对自己要求最严格。
  • Seeing the magnitude of the crime committed by the minor accused, the Delhi police have approached the Delhi High Court to ensure severest punishment for him.
    考虑到这名未成年被告人所犯下的严重罪行,德里警方已经提请德里高级法院务必给予他最严厉的处罚。
  • The severest toil was child's play compared with this.
    跟这一比,最沉重的苦役也好像小孩子的游戏。
  • She was put through the severest tortures, but not a word could the enemy wring from her.
    她受尽了酷刑,但敌人没能从她嘴里压出一句话。
  • Plato, one of the Sophists severest critics viewed them as the enemies of all that was best in Hellenic culture.
    柏拉图,诡辩派职业哲学家最严厉的批评者之一,认为他们是古希腊文化所有精华的敌人。
  • The death penalty is now in the world the severest one kind of penalty, is also called the capital punishment.
    死刑是当今世界上最为峻厉的一种科罚,又称为死刑。
  • The severest test of character is not so much the ability to keep a secret as it is, but when the secret is finally out, to refrain from disclosing that you knew it all along.
    对于品德的最严格考验,不在于你能否保守秘密。而在于秘密泄露后你能否不说你早就知道。
  • In times of severest trial God has made to us our calling and election plain, and we have made it sure: then have we chosen the LORD to be our God, and He has shown that we are assuredly His chosen.
    所以,这就是我们的情况,在许多考虑来临之际,上帝清楚显明祂的拣选与呼召,而我们也再次肯定自己的抉择,上帝就是我们的主。
  • As you have mentioned, the Asian financial turmoil has dealt a hard blow to Hong Kong's economy recently, putting Hong Kong to the severest test it has ever experienced.
    正如你在信里所提及,香港的经济最近受到亚洲金融风暴所影响,我们正面对前所未有的严峻考验。
  • The newspapers fulminate against the crime. She would rather have had them spoken about, even in terms of severest censure.
    报纸严厉谴责这个罪行。她宁可叫他们尽量数说自己的错处,即使是极严厉的斥责。