跟我背CET4核心词汇:severe

　　severe

　　严重的,剧烈的 causing serious harm pain, worry or discomfort

　　严厉的,严肃的 not kind or gentle in treatment

　　艰难的,严峻的,辛苦的 likely to cause failure or show up weakness; difficult

　　朴素的,纯朴的 completely plain and without decoration

　　同义词

　　a. austere，hard，spartan，terrible

　　词汇辨析

　　earnest，serious，grave，severe，solemn，sober

　　这些形容词均有 严肃的 之意。

　　earnest 指严肃，认真，含诚恳和热情意味。

　　serious 指具有关键、严肃或严重意义的事情。

　　grave 侧重严肃和尊严，需要认真思考，含令人担忧意味。

　　severe 指面孔的严肃，法律的严厉，伤病的严重。着重严厉性，无丝毫温情。

　　solemn 指人表情或场景气氛严肃，侧重威严名印象深刻。

　　sober 侧重因控制或抑制自己的感情而表现出的庄重。

　　参考例句

　　1. Competition for the job is very severe.

　　这份工作的竞争是很激烈的。

　　2. Autism is a series of disorder that can range from mild to severe.

　　自闭症是一种可以导致从轻微到严重的一系列紊乱。

　　3. Otherwise we shall certainly inflict upon you very severe punishment.

　　否则我们一定会已很严厉的刑罚加予你。

　　双语释义

　　1.ADJ You use severe to indicate that something bad or undesirable is great or intense. 严重的

　　例：...a business with severe cash flow problems.

　　一个有严重现金流转问题的企业。

　　例：Shortages of professional staff are very severe in some places.

　　专业人员的短缺在一些地方十分严重。

　　2.severely ADV 严重地

　　例：The UN wants to send food aid to 10 countries in Africa severely affected by the drought.

　　联合国想给予10个受旱灾严重影响的非洲国家食品援助。

　　例：An aircraft overshot the runway and was severely damaged.

　　一架飞机冲出了跑道后严重受损。

　　3.ADJ Severe punishments or criticisms are very strong or harsh. 严厉的

　　例：This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary.

　　这是一种骇人听闻的罪行，重判是必要的。

　　4.severely ADV 严厉地

　　例：...a campaign to try to change the law to punish dangerous drivers more severely.

　　一场试图修改法律以更加严厉地惩罚危险驾车者的运动。

　　常见用法

　　用作形容词

　　The premier came under severe criticism.

　　这位总理遭到严厉的抨击。

　　Hes suffering from severe mental disorder.

　　他患有严重的精神玻

　　A severe storm turned the small village down to ground.

　　一场剧烈的风暴把小村夷为平地。

　　The new product has stood a severe proof .

　　新产品经受了严格的考验。

　　They can withstand severe tests.

　　他们能经得起严峻的考验。