severely

英 [sɪ'vɪə(r)li]

美 [sɪ'vɪrli]

adv.  严重地; 严厉地; 严格地; 苛刻地

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Oxford 3000 / BNC.3818 / COCA.4850

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。

英英释义

adv

• to a severe or serious degree
  1. fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
  2. badly injured
  3. a severely impaired heart
  4. is gravely ill
  5. was seriously ill
  Synonym:badlygravelyseriously
• causing great damage or hardship
  1. industries hit hard by the depression
  2. she was severely affected by the bank's failure
  Synonym:hard
• with sternness
  1. `No,' she said sternly
  2. peered severely over her glasses
  Synonym:sternly

双语例句

• The current arrangements for the care of severely mentally ill people are inadequate to meet their needs
  目前对严重精神病患者的护理安排不足以满足他们的需要。
• Those who disobey will be severely punished.
  违者严惩不贷。
• The right side of my brain had been so severely bruised that I was comatose for a month.
  由于右脑遭受重创，我昏迷了一个月。
• Their plane had been severely buffeted by storms
  他们的飞机遭受到风暴的重创。
• Most native mammal species have been severely depleted.
  大多数本地哺乳动物的数量都已经大大减少了。
• At this the boss became really furious and scolded him severely.
  这下老板真发狠了，大骂了他一通。
• Nearly a third of the children were severely underweight.
  近1/3的孩子体重严重偏轻。
• The strain in a long term of years has told severely on his health.
  长年的操劳严重地影响了他的健康。
• The secretary was severely reprimanded by his boss for leaking out the secret without his permission.
  这位秘书因未经上司允许泄露了秘密而受到斥责。
• He was wounded in both legs and severely peppered with shrapnel
  他两条腿都挂彩了，人也被如雨的弹片炸成重伤。