Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1923
severe
严重的
extremely bad or unpleasant
用于描述程度很深的问题或情况
- 1.
Very bad or intense.
非常糟糕或强烈
- 2.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
程度或质量极差或极不愉快
- 3.
Strict or harsh.
严格或严厉
- 4.
very strong or vigorous
非常强烈或有力
- 5.
Sober, plain in appearance, austere.
外观朴素,简朴
- 6.
severely simple
极其简朴
严厉的；严格的；非常糟糕或强烈；程度或质量极差或极不愉快；严格或严厉；非常强烈或有力
In use
The storm caused severe damage to the coastal town.
The judge was severe with the repeat offender.
She suffered from a severe headache all day.
severe pain
a severe case of flu
a severe blow
severe + 名词
The storm caused severe damage.
这场风暴造成了严重的破坏。
be severe with/on sb
My teacher is very severe with us.
Connections
Collocations
- severe pain
- 剧痛
- The patient is suffering from severe pain.病人正遭受剧痛。
- severe weather
- 恶劣天气
- The flight was cancelled due to severe weather.由于恶劣天气，航班取消了。
- severe punishment
- 严厉惩罚
- He received a severe punishment for his crime.他因犯罪受到了严厉惩罚。
- severe criticism
- 严厉批评
- Her proposal faced severe criticism from the committee.她的提议遭到了委员会的严厉批评。
- severe illness
- 重病
- She was diagnosed with a severe illness.她被诊断出患有一种重病。
- severe damage
Learner notes
Memory Tip
severe 音似“细危儿”，想象细小的危险（危）也是严重的（severe），提示“严重；严厉”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：weather、illness、punishment、criticism 多用于正式或官方语境，但也可在口语中表示非常严重的情况，如天气恶劣或严厉批评。
Grammar Note
常用于 severe + 名词，或 be severe with/on sb 表示对某人严厉
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the '-ere' ending and the /ɪə/ vowel sound, rhyming with 'severe'. Be aware that words like 'there' (/ðeə/) and 'where' (/weə/) have the same spelling ending but a different pronunciation.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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