severe

1. ADJ You use severe to indicate that something bad or undesirable is great or intense. 嚴(yán)重的

...a business with severe cash flow problems. …一個(gè)有嚴(yán)重現(xiàn)金流轉(zhuǎn)問題的企業(yè)。

Shortages of professional staff are very severe in some places. 專業(yè)人員的短缺在一些地方十分嚴(yán)重。

2. severelyADV 嚴(yán)重地

The UN wants to send food aid to 10 countries in Africa severely affected by the drought. 聯(lián)合國想給予10個(gè)受旱災(zāi)嚴(yán)重影響的非洲國家食品援助。

An aircraft overshot the runway and was severely damaged. 一架飛機(jī)沖出了跑道后嚴(yán)重受損。

3. ADJ Severe punishments or criticisms are very strong or harsh. (懲罰、批評(píng)) 嚴(yán)厲的

This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary. 這是一種駭人聽聞的罪行，重判是必要的。

4. severelyADV 嚴(yán)厲地[ADV with v]

...a campaign to try to change the law to punish dangerous drivers more severely. …一場(chǎng)試圖修改法律以更加嚴(yán)厲地懲罰危險(xiǎn)駕車者的運(yùn)動(dòng)。