| 单词 | severe |
| 释义 | severe (once / 78 pages) adj Whether you're talking about a punishment, the weather, or how bad your flu is, severe indicates that it's at the limit of the spectrum. The austerity of a word like severe serves many purposes. The common usage is to describe tough or painful stuff, like icy snowstorms, merciless punishments, or grim conditions (i.e., a severe depression). If things are severe, they're serious. Severe could also describe a person's haircut if it's brutally short and angular, or their wardrobe if it tends to be all black with no flourishes. WORD FAMILYsevere: severely, severeness, severer, severest, severity+/severity: severities USAGE EXAMPLESParts of the South are bracing for more rain Tuesday, a day after severe storms killed four people in Alabama. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) The doctor may prescribe a steroid cream or, in severe cases, an oral immunosuppressant for the itch. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) His seizures became more severe, and he underwent a tracheotomy to help him breathe. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien Syn spartan nonindulgent, strict characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint 2adj very strong or vigorous a severe blow Syn hard, knockout strong having strength or power greater than average or expected 3adj severely simple Syn austere, stark, stern plain not elaborate or elaborated; simple 4adj very bad in degree or extent a severe worldwide depression the house suffered severe damage Syn bad having undesirable or negative qualities 5adj intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality severe pain a severe case of flu Syn terrible, wicked intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree 6adj causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm a severe case of pneumonia Syn dangerous, grave, grievous, life-threatening, serious critical being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency |
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