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

• I was his severest critic.
  我是对他批评得最严厉的人。
• 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 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。
• 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 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。
• He remained unbending under the severest of tortures.
  他受尽酷刑，仍然坚贞不屈。
• 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。
• 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。
• Moreover, the side in-between would be the severest victim in the battle of love, embarrassed in making any perspective choice.
  再者，局中人将成为爱情战争最严重的牺牲品。
• 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。