severe
单词辨析：
形容人时指某人神态严肃的或待人处事要求严格、不讲情面的；形容事物时指法律、批评等异常严厉的，近乎苛刻。
The general had a severe manner.
那位将军态度严肃。
My teacher was equally severe on students who were late for class.
我的老师对所有迟到的学生都同样严厉。
The Prime Minister came under severe criticism for his handling of the crisis.
首相对这场危机的处理受到了强烈批评。
指人的举动令人觉得毫无怜悯之心的。
He is a cold-hearted man.
他是一个冷酷无情的人。
I had no idea he could be so cold-hearted.
我没想到他会这么铁石心肠。
指对他人过分严厉的、苛刻的。
His father was a hard man.
他父亲是个不讲情面的人。
She is too hard on her assistant.
她对待自己的助手太苛刻了。
指对待他人或对他人的批评非常严厉的、苛刻的。
He suffered harsh criticism from his colleagues.
他受到了同事们的严厉批评。
He received a harsh punishment from his English teacher yesterday.
昨天英语老师严厉责罚了他。
The critics had nothing but harsh words for her new book.
批评家对她的新著只有苛刻的批评。
相关例句：
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。
The attack has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces.
这次攻击给美国的海军和陆军都造成了重创。
State police say that high tides and severe flooding have damaged beaches.
州警方称，高潮位和严重的水灾冲坏了海滩。
Half the fruit crop froze out in the sudden severe autumn.
有一半水果作物在秋天突如其来的严寒中冻死了。
We are in one of the most severe recessions in modern times
我们正在经历现代最严重的一段经济衰退。
In a news release, the company said it had experienced severe financial problems.
在新闻稿中，该公司表示自己遭遇了严重的财务问题。