severe的用法总结

severe的意思

adj. 严峻的,严厉的,剧烈的,苛刻的

变形：副词：severely; 比较级：severer; 最高级：severest;

severe用法

severe可以用作形容词

severe的基本意思是“严厉的”,指完全没有松弛、轻浮、柔软可言,可形容人及其面容、行为、思想、言论,也可形容与人有关的事物,如作风、法律、刑罚等,偶尔也可形容天气,指气候恶劣、严寒。

severe还可指“朴素的”，例：a severe literary style(朴素的文体)。

severe用作形容词的用法例句

The premier came under severe criticism.这位总理遭到严厉的抨击。

He's suffering from severe mental disorder.他患有严重的精神病。

A severe storm turned the small village down to ground.一场剧烈的风暴把小村夷为平地。

severe用法例句

1、We are in one of the most severe recessions in modern times.

我们正在经历现代最严重的一段经济衰退。

2、I got a severe telling off for not phoning him.

我因为没给他打电话，被狠狠训斥了一顿。

3、She had quite severe bruising and a cut lip.

她身上有严重的淤伤，嘴唇也破了。

词汇精选：severe的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

adj.

严重的;剧烈的;凛冽

例句：

Severe damage witnessed the destructive force of the storm

严重的损害表明了暴风雨的破坏力。

严厉的;苛刻的(+with/on/upon)

例句：

She was a harsh mother and imposed severe discipline on her children.

她是位严厉的母亲，用严格的纪律管束自己的孩子。

严格的;严密的

例句：

She was a harsh mother and imposed severe discipline on her children.

她是位严厉的母亲，用严格的纪律管束自己的孩子。

例句：

We plan to dovetail these projects into very severe budgetary constraints.

我们计划使这些项目符合极为严格的预算限制规定。

严峻的;艰难的;激烈的

例句：

That Union we reached only by the discipline of our virtues, in the severe school of adversity。

我们经受严峻的磨练，坚持培养自己的美德，才得以形成这联邦。

严肃的，正经的

例句：

His manner might have been called severe, though really it was more cultivated than austere

他的举止可以说是很严肃的，虽然实际上说庄严还不如说文雅更妥切一些。

纯洁的;朴素的

例句：

She wore a severe black dress.

她穿一件朴素的黑衣裙。