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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 厉害
[lìhai]
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凶猛；难以对付
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这个家伙很厉害，谁也不敢惹他。
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严厉；严格
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这个教练员特别厉害，但运动员都尊敬他。
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剧烈；严重
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他的病一天比一天厉害。
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跟"利害(ｌìｈàｉ)"不同。
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他病得很厉害。
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He is seriously ill.
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船簸荡得很厉害。
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The ship was rolling heavily.
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他的腿疼得厉害，只能一步一步地往前蹭。
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His legs hurt terribly. He could only drag himself along inch by inch.
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她的手颤得厉害。
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Her hands shook violently.
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路不平，卡车颠得厉害。
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As the road was rough, the truck jolted badly.
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咳得很厉害
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cough badly; have a bad cough
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我叫你领教领教我的厉害！
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See how I'm going to teach you a lesson!
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地震发生后，铁路扭曲得很厉害。
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The railroad was twisted out of shape after the earthquake.
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病人烧得厉害。
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The patient's running a high fever. or The patient has a high temperature.
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他肝疼得厉害，都挺不住了。
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The pain in his liver was too sharp for him to endure.
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Collocations
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很厉害
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fierce
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痛得厉害
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very painful
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厉害程度
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severe degree
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厉害的角色
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a severe role
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真够厉害
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really severe enough
nciku Note
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严厉 and 厉害
yánlì and lìhài
Both 严厉 and 厉害 are adjectives. 厉害 has the meaning of “being hard to deal with, severe, fierce, of high degree, etc.” 严厉 has the meaning of “stern and severe with the emphasis on one’s attitude or measures taken.
(1) 老师严厉地批评了那些上课迟到的同学。
(2) 他是一位严厉的老师。
(3) 他的手段十分厉害。
(4) 她身体不舒服，头晕得厉害。
(5) 她厉害（严厉）得有些不近人情。
严厉 often takes 地 to function as an adverbial, 厉害 often takes 得 to function as complement.
“严厉”和“厉害”都是形容词。“厉害”有难以对付，难以忍受或剧烈、凶猛、程度深等意思。“严厉”是严肃而厉害的意思，但着重指对人的态度、手段不吻合。 “严厉”常加“地”做状语，“厉害”常加“得”做补语。
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