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be stern with sb
表示对某人严厉，通常指态度或管教。
The teacher was stern with the students who misbehaved.
老师对不守规矩的学生很严厉。
The teacher was stern with the students who misbehaved.
老师对不守规矩的学生很严厉。
Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
Grim and forbidding in appearance.
The teacher gave the noisy students a stern warning.
老师给吵闹的学生们一个严厉的警告。
My father's stern expression told me he was angry.
父亲严厉的表情告诉我他生气了。
The manager spoke in a stern voice about the missed deadline.
经理用严厉的声音说起错过的截止日期。
表示对某人严厉，通常指态度或管教。
The teacher was stern with the students who misbehaved.
老师对不守规矩的学生很严厉。
表示对某件事严格，强调规则或标准。
She is stern about punctuality in her class.
她对课堂准时要求很严格。
stern 用在名词前作定语，表示严厉的。
He gave me a stern look.
他严厉地看了我一眼。
Not this
He is very stern to his students.
Use this
He is very stern with his students.
汉语介词‘对’直译成‘to’，但英语中表示‘对某人严厉’应用形容词 stern 搭配介词 with。
Not this
The company has stern dress codes.
Use this
The company has strict dress codes.
stern 形容人严厉、严肃；形容规则、制度等应用 strict，表示‘严格’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
严厉的警告
The teacher gave the students a stern warning about cheating.
老师就作弊问题给了学生们一个严厉的警告。
严肃的面孔
Her stern face made the children quiet down immediately.
她严肃的面孔让孩子们立刻安静下来。
严厉的声音
He spoke in a stern voice that left no room for argument.
他用严厉的声音说话，不容争辩。
严厉的目光
She gave him a stern look when he interrupted.
当他打断时，她投以严厉的目光。
严厉的惩罚
The court imposed a stern punishment on the offender.
法院对罪犯施加了严厉的惩罚。
从头到尾，彻底地
We searched the ship from stem to stern.
我们从头到尾搜查了这艘船。
性格刚毅的，坚强的
She is made of stern stuff and never gives up.
她性格刚毅，从不放弃。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
发音像“死盯”，想象老师严厉地死盯着你，让你不敢造次。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式警告、纪律要求、权威评价 通常用于正式或权威语境，描述态度严厉、规则严格，如教师或领导的批评。在口语中较少使用，多出现于书面或严肃场合。
All listed words rhyme with 'stern' (stressed /ɝn/).
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