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severe

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  • Conjugation : more  severer ; most  severest
  • Derivatives : n  severeness ; adv  severely
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

severe [sɪ'vɪər]
  1. 1. adjective [+pain, damage, shortage] 严重的
  2. 2. adjective [+punishment, criticism] 严厉的
  3. 3. adjective [+winter, climate] 严酷的
  4. 4. adjective [+person, expression] (stern) 严肃的
  5. 5. adjective [+architecture, dress] (austere) 简朴的

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

severe [sə 'vɪr] [sɪ 'vɪə]
  1. 1. adjective 严格的；严密的
    a severe rule
    严格的规则
  2. 2. adjective （批评等）严厉的，激烈的，苛刻的
  3. 3. adjective （表情等）严肃的，一本正经的；冷峻的
  4. 4. adjective 严重的
    a severe wound
    重伤
  5. 5. adjective 剧烈的
    severe pain
    剧痛
  6. 6. adjective 朴实（无华）的；简洁的
  7. 7. adjective 困难的，严峻的
    a severe test
    严酷的考验
  8. 8. adjective （天气等）恶劣的

Collins English-English Dictionary

severe [sɪ'vɪə]
  1. 1. adj rigorous or harsh in the treatment of others; strict
    a severe parent
  2. 2. adj serious in appearance or manner; stern
  3. 3. adj critical or dangerous
    a severe illness
  4. 4. adj causing misery or discomfort by its harshness
    severe weather
  5. 5. adj strictly restrained in appearance; austere
    a severe way of dressing
  6. 6. adj hard to endure, perform, or accomplish
    a severe test
  7. 7. adj rigidly precise or exact
  8. 8. adj [Etymology] C16: from Latin severus
See more results for severe in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

a severe wound
重伤 → severe
a severe rule
严格的规则 → severe
severe pain
剧痛 → severe
a severe test
严酷的考验 → severe
It led to a severe lack of food and economic ruin in many areas, especially in Africa.
这在很多地区，尤其是非洲，引发了严重的食物短缺和经济崩溃问题。 → ruin
to deal a (severe/heavy) blow to sb/sth
(严重/沉重地)打击某人/某事 → deal
Was Pollard's life sentence just or was it too severe?
判波拉德无期徒刑公平呢，还是太重了？ → just
a severe aspect → aspect
a high temperature attended by a severe cough → attend
a severe no-nonsense look → no-nonsense
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