一、详细释义：


adj.

严重的；剧烈的；凛冽


例句：

Severe damage witnessed the destructive force of the storm

严重的损害表明了暴风雨的破坏力。


严厉的；苛刻的(+with/on/upon)


例句：

She was a harsh mother and imposed severe discipline on her children.

她是位严厉的母亲，用严格的纪律管束自己的孩子。


严格的；严密的


例句：

She was a harsh mother and imposed severe discipline on her children.

她是位严厉的母亲，用严格的纪律管束自己的孩子。


例句：

We plan to dovetail these projects into very severe budgetary constraints.

我们计划使这些项目符合极为严格的预算限制规定。


严峻的；艰难的；激烈的


例句：

That Union we reached only by the discipline of our virtues, in the severe school of adversity。

我们经受严峻的磨练，坚持培养自己的美德，才得以形成这联邦。


严肃的，正经的


例句：

His manner might have been called severe, though really it was more cultivated than austere

他的举止可以说是很严肃的，虽然实际上说庄严还不如说文雅更妥切一些。


纯洁的；朴素的


例句：

She wore a severe black dress.

她穿一件朴素的黑衣裙。


二、词义辨析：


earnest,serious,grave,severe,solemn,sober

这些形容词均有“严肃的”之意。 earnest指严肃，认真，含诚恳和热情意味。 serious指具有关键、严肃或严重意义的事情。 grave侧重严肃和尊严，需要认真思考，含令人担忧意味。 severe指面孔的严肃，法律的严厉，伤病的严重。着重严厉性，无丝毫温情。 solemn指人表情或场景气氛严肃，侧重威严名印象深刻。 sober侧重因控制或抑制自己的感情而表现出的庄重。


三、参考例句：


His injuries were quite severe.


Zimbabwe has experienced severe inflation.

津巴布韦经历了严重的通货膨胀。


Darcy suffered from severe asthma.

达西深受严重的哮喘症的折磨。


His costly mistake resulted in severe loss.

他的严重的错误导致了重大的损失。


His mistake resulted in severe loss.

他的错误导致了重大的损失。


He's suffering from severe mental disorder.

他患有严重的精神病。


The premier came under severe criticism.

这位总理遭到严厉的抨击。


The general had a severe manner.

那位将军态度严肃。


His wife gave him a severe rating.

他的妻子严厉申斥他。


The pine trees defy severe cold.

松树不畏严寒。