severity

英 [sɪ'verəti]

美 [sɪ'verəti]

n.  严重; 严厉; 严肃; 苛刻

复数：severities　

TEM8

BNC.7070 / COCA.7307

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

noun

• excessive sternness
  1. severity of character
  2. the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
  3. the rigors of boot camp
  Synonym:severenessharshnessrigorrigourrigorousnessrigourousnessinclemencyhardnessstiffness
• extreme plainness
  Synonym:austerenesssevereness
• something hard to endure
  1. the asperity of northern winters
  Synonym:asperitygrimnesshardshiprigorrigourseverenessrigorousnessrigourousness
• used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
  Synonym:badnesssevereness

双语例句

• High RA activity and severity correlate with increased markers'levels& the resorption one.
  RA的活力和严重性直接和再吸收标志物浓度有关。
• RESULTS: Daily symptom severity was the most important factor in treatment preferences.
  日常症状的严重程度是治疗选择参数中最重要的因素。
• ROSHI training may reduce the number and severity of migraine headaches by promoting resilience and flexibility.
  Roshi训练可以通过提高大脑机动性和弹性减少偏头痛的次数和强度。
• This correlates to the severity of tasks in the Tasks view of the Eclipse environment.
  这与Eclipse环境中Tasks视图中任务的严重性相关联。
• We can never eliminate financial crises, but we can reduce their likelihood and severity.
  我们永远无法消除金融危机，但我们能降低其爆发的几率和严重性。
• Later on, indulgence and kindness saved me, as severity had ruined me.
  再到后来，宽容和仁爱救了我，正如从前严酷断送了我一样。
• In him the polarities of life are resolved and balanced: male and female, strength and compassion, severity and mercy.
  在他身上，生命的两面性达到了调和与平衡：阳刚和阴柔、强悍和怜悯，还有严厉和仁慈。
• The new drug lessens the severity of pneumonia episodes.
  新药减轻了肺炎发作时的痛苦。
• Age, obesity and sleep-disordered breathing in patients with OSAHS severity of hypertension risk factors.
  年龄、肥胖和睡眠呼吸障碍的严重程度是OSAHS患者中高血压的危险因素。
• The quantitative relationship between drug consumption and disease severity was not observed.
  研究未发现药品消耗量与疾病严重度之间预期的定量关系。