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

• For, though your accusations were ill-founded, formed on mistaken premises, my behaviour to you at the time had merited the severest reproof.
  虽然你的指斥都没有根据，都是听到人家以讹传讹，可是我那次对你的态度，实在应该受到最严厉的责备。
• The newspapers called for the severest punishment of the man who had killed king.
  报界一致要求严惩杀害金的凶手。
• 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。
• All those who have attended to the subject, believe that there is the severest rivalry between the males of many birds to attract, by singing, the females.
  凡是注意到这问题的都认为许多雄性鸟儿之间最激烈的斗争是用歌声引诱雌鸟。
• 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。
• 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。
• His conduct calls for the severest condemnation.
  他的行为有必要受到最严厉的惩办。
• 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。
• He remained unbending under the severest of tortures.
  他受尽酷刑，仍然坚贞不屈。
• Even the severest of World Bank critics like me think that economic growth is what we want.
  即便是像我这样最严厉的世行批评人士都认为，经济增长是我们所需要的。