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。
• He remained unbending under the severest of tortures.
  他受尽酷刑，仍然坚贞不屈。
• When the game players were given the opportunity to punish a pretend opponent those with the greatest reduction in P300 meted out the severest punishments.
  但是，当一个虚拟对手出现，游戏玩家得到惩罚对手的机会时，P300反应最弱的玩家给予了对手最严厉的惩罚。
• The drought trend in autumn was the severest, and the probability of light drought was the largest in winter and spring.
  秋季青海省干旱化倾向最为严重，冬春季出现轻旱几率最大。
• 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。
• Despite the severest economic recession in recent years, Hefei's exhibition industry fueled the rocket of the city's social life and economic development into an even higher sky.
  在被称为经济最困难的一年里，合肥会展业燃起熊熊之火，助推全市社会经济裂变式发展。
• 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。
• But as Greece and Sicily have severe cold, producing snow and ice, so doubtless would Lincoln Island in the severest part of the winter and it was advisable to provide against it.
  可是希腊和西西里岛也有严寒和冰雪，因此在冬季最冷的时候，林肯岛上一定也会封冻的，最好还是预先准备。
• The WTO head warned that free trade faced its severest test, with protectionist pressures poised to rise.
  拉米警告称，自由贸易正面临最严峻的考验，保护主义压力有上升之势。
• After the severest reprimand, he did not tremble.
  即使受到最严厉的申斥，他也不发抖。