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severe

英[sɪˈvɪə(r)]
美[sɪˈvɪr]

基本释义

  • adj.十分严重的; 极为恶劣的; 严厉的; 苛刻的; 艰难的; 简朴的

词性变化

实用例句

a severe handicap

严重残疾

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His injuries are severe.

他的伤很重。

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severe weather conditions

恶劣的天气情况

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a severe winter (= one during which the weather conditions are extremely bad)

严冬

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The party suffered severe losses during the last election.

该党在上次选举中遭到惨败。

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a severe shortage of qualified staff

合格员工的严重短缺

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The courts are becoming more severe on young offenders.

法庭对青少年犯罪者的处罚趋于严厉。

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a severe punishment/sentence

重罚;重判

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a severe expression

严厉的表情

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She was a severe woman who seldom smiled.

她是个严肃的女人,脸上很少出现笑容。

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The marathon is a severe test of stamina.

马拉松赛跑是对耐力的严峻考验。

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Modern furniture is a little too severe for my taste.

现代家具有点过于简朴,我不大喜欢。

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Her hair was short and severe.

她的头发不长,也没有花样。

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severely disabled

严重残疾的

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areas severely affected by unemployment

深受失业影响的地区

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Anyone breaking the law will be severely punished.

违法者将受到严惩。

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a severely critical report

一篇措辞严厉的批评报道

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Her hair was tied severely in a bun.

她的头发简单地盘成了一个发髻。

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[不可数名词]A prison sentence should match the severity of the crime.

刑期长短要和罪行轻重一致。

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The chances of a full recovery will depend on the severity of her injuries.

能否彻底康复取决于她受伤的严重程度。

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the severity of the problem

问题的严重性

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He frowned with mock severity.

他沉下脸来,装出一副严厉的样子。

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The elaborate facade contrasts strongly with the severity of the interior.

精致的门面同室内的简朴形成强烈反差。

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...a business with severe cash flow problems...

有严重资金周转问题的公司

I suffered from severe bouts of depression...

我曾患有严重的抑郁症。

This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary...

这一罪行十分恶劣,必须要重判。

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。

...wearing her felt hats and severe grey suits...

戴着她的毡帽,穿着朴素的灰色套装

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。

真题例句

As demand for food rises faster than supplies are growing, the resulting food-price inflation puts severe stress on the governments of many countries.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

When Jonathan Swift proposed, in 1729, that the people of Ireland eat their children, he insisted it would solve three problems at once: feed the hungry masses, reduce the population during a severe depression, and stimulate the restaurant business.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

This can result in severe penalties that continue long after punishment is completed.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

They receive severe penalties for committing minor offenses.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

The impact of a salary cut is probably less severe for a scientist in the early stages of a career.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

There's a flip side, however, as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years following their spouse's death, and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

For example, 10 bacteria or less of an especially deadly strain of bacteria can cause severe illness and death in people with compromised immune systems.

2018年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

Wells are much more reliable sources of freshwater, and California is hoping that these deep wells may be the answer to their severe water shortage.

2018年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

In the past, health experts warned us that the day would come in which it would become very difficult to provide medical care for even common problems such as lung infection or severe sour throat.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

Uncommonly severe droughts brought on by global climate changes have led to forest-eating wildfires from Australia to Indonesia, but nowhere more acutely than in the Amazon.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

When James realized how severe her illness was, she knew she had better hurry up and live life.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

The most important warning is this: if you have severe symptoms and they don't go away, go down!

出自-2012年12月听力原文

By noting where the most severe earthquake in U. S. history occurred.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

Since he was speaking in the Midwest, he decided to begin by noting that the most severe earthquake in American history took place not in California or Alaska but at New Madrid, Missouri in

出自-2010年6月听力原文

But insurance will be cold comfort following the failure on October 31st of VSS Enterprise, resulting in the death of one pilot and the severe injury to another.

2015年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

In adults, excessive use of some pain-killing drugs may cause severe kidney damage.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

Rather than adding other metals, they developed a complex mechanical process involving repeated heating and very severe mechanical deformation, known as temp-forming.

2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

If you take the medicine more than three times a week, you may get a rebound headache, which is far more severe than tension headaches.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 听力 原文

Symptoms of it include a headache that is constant but not severe, and a pain at the back of your head and the neck.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 听力 原文

They could still invalidate Fourth Amendment protections when facing severe, urgent circumstances, and they could take reasonable measures to ensure that phone data are not erased or altered while a warrant is pending.

出自-2015年考研阅读原文

The French measures, however, rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep – and bone-showing.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

Even among those who got a cold, the ones who felt greater social support and received more frequent hugs had less severe symptoms.

2017年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

The French measures, however, rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep–and bone-showing.

2016年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

They could still invalidate Fourth Amendment protections when facing severe, urgent circumstances, and they could take reasonable measures to ensure that phone data are not erased or altered while waiting for a warrant.

2015年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Adjective
  • 1. intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality;

    "severe pain"

    "a severe case of flu"

    "a terrible cough"

    "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"

    "a wicked cough"

  • 2. very strong or vigorous;

    "strong winds"

    "a hard left to the chin"

    "a knockout punch"

    "a severe blow"

  • 3. severely simple;

    "a stark interior"

  • 4. unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment;

    "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells

    "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"

    "a strict disciplinarian"

    "a Spartan upbringing"

  • 5. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;

    "a dangerous operation"

    "a grave situation"

    "a grave illness"

    "grievous bodily harm"

    "a serious wound"

    "a serious turn of events"

    "a severe case of pneumonia"

    "a life-threatening disease"

  • 6. very bad in degree or extent;

    "a severe worldwide depression"

    "the house suffered severe damage"

同义词辨析

earnest, serious, grave, severe, solemn, sober

这些形容词均有"严肃的"之意。

  • earnest: 指严肃,认真,含诚恳和热情意味。
  • serious: 指具有关键、严肃或严重意义的事情。
  • grave: 侧重严肃和尊严,需要认真思考,含令人担忧意味。
  • severe: 指面孔的严肃,法律的严厉,伤病的严重。着重严厉性,无丝毫温情。
  • solemn: 指人表情或场景气氛严肃,侧重威严名印象深刻。
  • sober: 侧重因控制或抑制自己的感情而表现出的庄重。

反义词

adj.凛冽的;严厉的

mildindulgentlenient

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