severe

高中CET4CET6考研IELTSGRE

英[s??v??(r)]
美[s??v?r]

基本釋義

adj.
十分嚴重的; 極為惡劣的; 嚴厲的; 苛刻的; 艱難的; 簡樸的

詞性變化

實用例句

a severe handicap

嚴重殘疾

牛津詞典

His injuries are severe.

他的傷很重。

牛津詞典

severe weather conditions

惡劣的天氣情況

牛津詞典

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

嚴冬

牛津詞典

The party suffered severe losses during the last election.

該黨在上次選舉中遭到慘敗。

牛津詞典

a severe shortage of qualified staff

合格員工的嚴重短缺

牛津詞典

The courts are becoming more severe on young offenders.

法庭對青少年犯罪者的處罰趨于嚴厲。

牛津詞典

a severe punishment/sentence

重罰;重判

牛津詞典

a severe expression

嚴厲的表情

牛津詞典

She was a severe woman who seldom smiled.

她是個嚴肅的女人,臉上很少出現(xiàn)笑容。

牛津詞典

The marathon is a severe test of stamina.

馬拉松賽跑是對耐力的嚴峻考驗。

牛津詞典

Modern furniture is a little too severe for my taste.

現(xiàn)代家具有點過于簡樸,我不大喜歡。

牛津詞典

Her hair was short and severe.

她的頭發(fā)不長,也沒有花樣。

牛津詞典

severely disabled

嚴重殘疾的

牛津詞典

areas severely affected by unemployment

深受失業(yè)影響的地區(qū)

牛津詞典

Anyone breaking the law will be severely punished.

違法者將受到嚴懲。

牛津詞典

a severely critical report

一篇措辭嚴厲的批評報道

牛津詞典

Her hair was tied severely in a bun.

她的頭發(fā)簡單地盤成了一個發(fā)髻。

牛津詞典

[不可數(shù)名詞]A prison sentence should match the severity of the crime.

刑期長短要和罪行輕重一致。

牛津詞典

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

能否徹底康復(fù)取決于她受傷的嚴重程度。

牛津詞典

the severity of the problem

問題的嚴重性

牛津詞典

He frowned with mock severity.

他沉下臉來,裝出一副嚴厲的樣子。

牛津詞典

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

精致的門面同室內(nèi)的簡樸形成強烈反差。

牛津詞典

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

有嚴重資金周轉(zhuǎn)問題的公司

I suffered from severe bouts of depression...

我曾患有嚴重的抑郁癥。

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

這一罪行十分惡劣,必須要重判。

Before she could reply, my mother launched into a severe reprimand.

她還沒來得及回答,我媽媽就開始嚴厲地訓斥起她來。

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

戴著她的氈帽,穿著樸素的灰色套裝

The cushions add a touch of colour in a room that might otherwise look severe.

靠墊給房間添了一抹亮色,不然房間看上去可能太素凈了。

真題例句

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月閱讀原文

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月閱讀原文

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

出自-2015年12月閱讀原文

They receive severe penalties for committing minor offenses.

出自-2015年12月閱讀原文

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月閱讀原文

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月閱讀原文

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月四級真題(第三套)閱讀 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月四級真題(第一套)閱讀 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月聽力原文

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月閱讀原文

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

出自-2013年12月聽力原文

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

出自-2012年12月聽力原文

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

出自-2010年6月聽力原文

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月聽力原文

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月六級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section C

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

2017年12月六級真題(第二套)聽力 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月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 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年高考英語湖北卷 聽力 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年高考英語湖北卷 聽力 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年考研閱讀原文

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年考研閱讀原文

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

2017年考研真題(英語一)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年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 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年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

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"

同義詞辨析

earnest, serious, grave, severe, solemn, sober

這些形容詞均有"嚴肅的"之意。

  • earnest: 指嚴肅,認真,含誠懇和熱情意味。
  • serious: 指具有關(guān)鍵、嚴肅或嚴重意義的事情。
  • grave: 側(cè)重嚴肅和尊嚴,需要認真思考,含令人擔憂意味。
  • severe: 指面孔的嚴肅,法律的嚴厲,傷病的嚴重。著重嚴厲性,無絲毫溫情。
  • solemn: 指人表情或場景氣氛嚴肅,側(cè)重威嚴名印象深刻。
  • sober: 側(cè)重因控制或抑制自己的感情而表現(xiàn)出的莊重。

同義詞

反義詞

adj.凜冽的;嚴厲的

mildindulgentlenient

最新英語單詞

行業(yè)英語