【severe音标】 英[sɪˈvɪə(r)] 美[sɪˈvɪr]
【单词释义】 severe是什么意思：
adj.严峻的；严厉的；严重的；剧烈的；苛刻的
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[比较级] severer [最高级] severest
【severe形近词/近似词】
persevere vi.坚忍，熬住；坚持不懈；持之以恒
revere vt.尊敬；崇敬；敬畏；敬重
【单词例句】
◇ When the construction of the firework factory came to the stage of painting, a pump was put in. Then, all the painters in the neighbourhood were defeated by a severe disease whose characteristic was alike to that of a bad burn.
当那座烟花工厂的建设到了油漆阶段时，一个水泵被安装进来，接着，在它附近的油漆工都得了一种严重的疾病（疾病击败油漆工），其特征与烧伤相似。
---- A Strange Disease
◇ and when she danced towards the open church door, she saw an angel standing there. He wore long, white garments; he had wings which reached from his shoulders to the earth; his countenance was severe and grave; and in his hand he held a sword, broad and glittering.
当她跳到教堂敞着的大门口的时候，她看到一位穿白长袍的安琪儿。她的翅膀从肩上一直拖到脚下，她的面孔是庄严而沉着，手中拿着一把明晃晃的剑。
---- The Red Shoes