Word · Frequency #1923
severest
严重的
severest is the superlative of severe.
核心释义
用于描述程度很深的问题或情况
extremely bad or unpleasant
- 1.
非常糟糕或强烈
Very bad or intense.
- 2.
程度或质量极差或极不愉快
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
- 3.
严格或严厉
Strict or harsh.
- 4.
非常强烈或有力
very strong or vigorous
- 5.
外观朴素,简朴
Sober, plain in appearance, austere.
- 6.
极其简朴
severely simple
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
用法In use
The storm caused severe damage to the coastal town.
用法提示：severe 在此表示程度严重的，修饰名词 damage。
The judge was severe with the repeat offender.
用法提示：be severe with sb 表示对某人严厉。
She suffered from a severe headache all day.
用法提示：severe 在此形容头痛程度剧烈。
severe pain
a severe case of flu
a severe blow
severe + 名词
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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”。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于 severe + 名词，或 be severe with/on sb 表示对某人严厉
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
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