severest

英 [sɪˈvɪərɪst]

美 [səˈvɪrəst]

adj.  极为恶劣的; 十分严重的; 严厉的; 重的; 苛刻的
severe的最高级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 十分严重的;极为恶劣的
  You usesevereto indicate that something bad or undesirable is great or intense.
  1. ...a business with severe cash flow problems...
     有严重资金周转问题的公司
  2. I suffered from severe bouts of depression...
     我曾患有严重的抑郁症。
  3. Steve passed out on the floor and woke up blinded and in severe pain...
     史蒂夫昏倒在地板上，醒来后什么也看不见了，还感到剧烈的疼痛。
  4. Shortages of professional staff are very severe in some places.
     有些地方专业人员严重短缺。
• ADJ-GRADED (惩罚、批评)严厉的，严重的，苛刻的
  Severepunishments or criticisms are very strong or harsh.
  1. This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary...
     这一罪行十分恶劣，必须要重判。
  2. Before she could reply, my mother launched into a severe reprimand.
     她还没来得及回答，我妈妈就开始严厉地训斥起她来。
• ADJ-GRADED (外貌、外观)简朴的，朴素的,不加修饰的
  If you describe the appearance of someone or something assevere, you do not like its plain appearance and lack of decoration.
  1. ...wearing her felt hats and severe grey suits...
     戴着她的毡帽，穿着朴素的灰色套装
  2. The cushions add a touch of colour in a room that might otherwise look severe.
     靠垫给房间添了一抹亮色，不然房间看上去可能太素净了。

双语例句

• In times of severest trial God has made to us our calling and election plain, and we have made it sure: then have we chosen the LORD to be our God, and He has shown that we are assuredly His chosen.
  所以，这就是我们的情况，在许多考虑来临之际，上帝清楚显明祂的拣选与呼召，而我们也再次肯定自己的抉择，上帝就是我们的主。
• The severest test of character is not so much the ability to keep a secret as it is, but when the secret is finally out, to refrain from disclosing that you knew it all along.
  对于品德的最严格考验，不在于你能否保守秘密。而在于秘密泄露后你能否不说你早就知道。
• This summer, our country faced the test of our severest floods in a century.
  今年夏天，国家发生了百年不遇的特大洪水灾害。
• The newspapers called for the severest punishment of the man who had killed king.
  报界一致要求严惩杀害金的凶手。
• When the game players were given the opportunity to punish a pretend opponent those with the greatest reduction in P300 meted out the severest punishments.
  但是，当一个虚拟对手出现，游戏玩家得到惩罚对手的机会时，P300反应最弱的玩家给予了对手最严厉的惩罚。
• Despite the severest economic recession in recent years, Hefei's exhibition industry fueled the rocket of the city's social life and economic development into an even higher sky.
  在被称为经济最困难的一年里，合肥会展业燃起熊熊之火，助推全市社会经济裂变式发展。
• The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
  最严厉的法律有时会变成最大的不公。
• Now his stately ship of life, having weathered the severest storms of a troubled century, is anchored in tranquil waters, proof that courage and faith and the zest for freedom are truly indestructible.
  现在，他人生的艨艟战舰渡过了忧患世纪以来最凌厉的风暴，停泊在平静的水面上，证明了他的勇气、信念和对自由的执着真正是颠扑不破的。
• The death penalty, which deprives person's life, is the severest penalty. The most severe punishment a matriarch can dispense is exile from the house.
  死刑剥夺人的生命，是最严厉的刑罚。女族长所能判处的最重刑罚是流放。
• Seeing the magnitude of the crime committed by the minor accused, the Delhi police have approached the Delhi High Court to ensure severest punishment for him.
  考虑到这名未成年被告人所犯下的严重罪行，德里警方已经提请德里高级法院务必给予他最严厉的处罚。