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

Cora's her own severest critic.
科拉对自己要求最严格。
The WTO head warned that free trade faced its severest test, with protectionist pressures poised to rise.
拉米警告称，自由贸易正面临最严峻的考验，保护主义压力有上升之势。
The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.
最严厉的法律有时会变成最大的不公。
The drought trend in autumn was the severest, and the probability of light drought was the largest in winter and spring.
秋季青海省干旱化倾向最为严重，冬春季出现轻旱几率最大。
The newspapers fulminate against the crime. She would rather have had them spoken about, even in terms of severest censure.
报纸严厉谴责这个罪行。她宁可叫他们尽量数说自己的错处，即使是极严厉的斥责。
Plato, one of the Sophists severest critics viewed them as the enemies of all that was best in Hellenic culture.
柏拉图，诡辩派职业哲学家最严厉的批评者之一，认为他们是古希腊文化所有精华的敌人。
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。
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。
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。
All those who have attended to the subject, believe that there is the severest rivalry between the males of many birds to attract, by singing, the females.
凡是注意到这问题的都认为许多雄性鸟儿之间最激烈的斗争是用歌声引诱雌鸟。