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

• The local government will not hesitate to take the severest measures against criminals.
  当地政府将毫不犹豫地采取最严厉的措施对付犯罪分子。
• I was his severest critic.
  我是对他批评得最严厉的人。
• 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。
• 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。
• She was put through the severest tortures, but not a word could the enemy wring from her.
  她受尽了酷刑，但敌人没能从她嘴里压出一句话。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。