severity

英 [sɪ'verəti]

美 [sɪ'verəti]

n.  严重; 严厉; 严肃; 苛刻

复数：severities　

TEM8

BNC.7070 / COCA.7307

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。

英英释义

noun

• excessive sternness
  1. severity of character
  2. the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
  3. the rigors of boot camp
  Synonym:severenessharshnessrigorrigourrigorousnessrigourousnessinclemencyhardnessstiffness
• extreme plainness
  Synonym:austerenesssevereness
• something hard to endure
  1. the asperity of northern winters
  Synonym:asperitygrimnesshardshiprigorrigourseverenessrigorousnessrigourousness
• used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
  Synonym:badnesssevereness

双语例句

• The drug can reduce the frequency and severity of attacks.
  这种药能降低发病次数和严重程度。
• Age, obesity and sleep-disordered breathing in patients with OSAHS severity of hypertension risk factors.
  年龄、肥胖和睡眠呼吸障碍的严重程度是OSAHS患者中高血压的危险因素。
• The risk and severity of sunburn depend on the body's natural skin colour
  晒伤的风险和严重程度取决于人体的自然肤色。
• Therefore the death penalty because its severity becomes the attack crime and the maintenance social stability most effective weapon.
  因此死刑因其严厉性成为打击犯罪和维护社会稳定的最有效武器。
• Unfortunately, plague can be difficult to detect and can quickly escalate in severity.
  不幸的是，瘟疫可能很难检测和可以快速升级的严重性。
• There are drugs available that can reduce the frequency and severity of your migraines.
  有可用的药物可减少频繁和严重程度，您的偏头痛。
• The quantitative relationship between drug consumption and disease severity was not observed.
  研究未发现药品消耗量与疾病严重度之间预期的定量关系。
• We should determine the patient's diet according to the type of his illness and its severity.
  我们应该根据疾病的种类和病情的轻重来确定病人的饮食。
• Later on, indulgence and kindness saved me, as severity had ruined me.
  再到后来，宽容和仁爱救了我，正如从前严酷断送了我一样。
• The severity and the chronicity of the slips were graded.
  并对滑脱的严重性和慢性化程度进行了分级。