severese•vere /sɪ'vɪəʳ/

adj

1. 严重的；危险的

• He got a severe injury. 他伤得很严重。

• a severe depression 严重的萧条

2. 凛冽的；严酷的；猛烈的

• a severe winter 严冬

• a severe storm 猛烈的暴风雨

3. 严厉的；严格的；苛刻的

• a severe penalty 严厉的惩罚

• The teacher is very severe with her students. 这位老师对学生很严厉。

4. 极大的；极度的

• He suffered a severe defeat. 他遭受了极大的失败。

5. 严肃的

• a severe look 严肃的神情

• The waiter spoke to me in a severe voice. 服务员严肃地对我讲话。

6. 朴素的；简洁的；不加修饰的

• severe beauty 纯朴的美

• a severe dress 朴素的衣裙

–severity /sɪ'verɪtɪ/ n C,U