severe
adjective
uk/sɪˈvɪər/us/səˈvɪr/severeadjective(VERY SERIOUS)
B2
causingverygreatpain,difficulty,worry,damage, etc.; veryserious:
非常严重的；剧烈的；惨重的a severechestinfection/leginjury/toothache十分严重的胸腔感染／腿伤／牙痛
This is aschoolforchildrenwith severelearningdifficulties.这是一所为有严重学习障碍的孩子设立的学校。
InpartsofAfricathere is a severefood/watershortage.非洲的一些地方存在严重的粮食／水资源短缺问题。
There isexpectedto be a severefrosttonight.今晚预计会出现严重的霜冻。
Severecutbacksinpublicspendinghave beenannounced.已经宣布对公共开支进行大幅度削减。
painful
- painfulHer ankle was still painful if she put weight on it.
- soreMy feet are sore from walking around all day.
- tenderThe glands in my neck feel really tender.
- sensitiveMy face was bright red and sensitive to the touch.
- excruciatingHis injury caused excruciating headaches.
having a bad result or outcome
- seriousHer condition is not thought to be serious.
- badHe got a bad case of food poisoning.
- bigOnline fraud is a big problem.
- majorIt's not a major problem, but it does need to be taken care of.
- graveThe public are in grave danger.
extremeor verydifficult:
极度的；非常困难的This will be a severetestofourstrength.这将是对我们实力的严峻考验。
- Theyconfessed, but only under severeconstraint.
- Thelatesttradefigureshavedealta severeblowtohopesof an earlyeconomicrecovery.
- Thestockmarketcrashmarkedthestartof a severedepression.
- Thisyeara severedroughthasruinedthecrops.
- Incasesof severementalhandicap,constantsupervisionisrecommended.
Serious and severe
- acutely
- acuteness
- catastrophic
- critical
- critically
- dire
- egregious
- fatal
- grave
- heaviness
- non-fatal
- non-serious
- seriously
- severely
- severity
- stiff
- stringent
- terminal
- toughness
- utmost
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Complicated and difficult to do
severeadjective(NOT KIND)
B2
notkindorshowingsympathy; notwillingtoacceptother people'smistakesorfailures:
不和善的；冷酷的；严厉的；苛刻的Theheadteacherspokein a severevoice.校长说话的口吻很严厉。
Thepresidentiscurrentlyfacingseverecriticism.总统目前正遭到严厉的批评。
There are severepenaltiesforfailingtodeclareallyourincometo the InlandRevenue.未向税务机关申报个人全部收入会受到严厉的处罚。
Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
- acerbic
- acerbity
- acidly
- anti-cruelty
- anti-humanitarian
- cruelty
- cutthroat
- fiendish
- fiendishness
- hard-hearted
- nastily
- nastiness
- nasty
- pitiless
- pitilessly
- unchristian
- uncompassionate
- unfeeling
- ungenerous
- ungenerously
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Severe
severeadjective(PLAIN)
oftendisapproving
completelyplainand withoutdecoration:
不加装饰的，朴素的，简朴的Sheworea severeblackdress, andplainblackshoes.她穿了一件朴素的黑连衣裙和一双普通的黑鞋子。
I don't like these severemodernbuildings.我不喜欢这些没有任何装饰的现代建筑。
Plain and ordinary
- as it comesidiom
- austere
- austerely
- austerity
- average Joe
- generalized
- homeliness
- homely
- homespun
- homey
- rife
- run-of-the-mill
- severely
- simple
- something/nothing to shout aboutidiom
- unoriginal
- unostentatiously
- unremarkable
- well trodden
- workaday