severity

1. ADJ-GRADED 十分严重的;极为恶劣的
   You use severe to 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。
2. ADJ-GRADED (惩罚、批评)严厉的，严重的，苛刻的
   Severe punishments 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。
3. 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 as severe, 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。

1. Like most cases of extreme weather, its severity was due to an unusual confluence of events.
   如同大多数极端天气状况一样，其剧烈程度是由于几种气象条件反常地汇集在一起造成的。
2. The new drug lessens the severity of pneumonia episodes.
   新药减轻了肺炎发作时的痛苦。
3. 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。
4. The risk and severity of sunburn depend on the body's natural skin colour
   晒伤的风险和严重程度取决于人体的自然肤色。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. Methods each have an overload that does not specify a severity level.
   方法中的每一个都拥有一个不指定严重性级别的重载。
8. We should determine the patient's diet according to the type of his illness and its severity.
   我们应该根据疾病的种类和病情的轻重来确定病人的饮食。
9. 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。
10. The severity and the chronicity of the slips were graded.
    并对滑脱的严重性和慢性化程度进行了分级。
11. The drug can reduce the frequency and severity of attacks.
    这种药能降低发病次数和严重程度。
12. In conclusion, hepatic resection by CUSA increases the incidence and severity of VAE.
    总之，用CUSA进行肝切除会增加VAE的发生率和危险性。
13. Age and type of violence were the most important predictors of violence frequency and severity.
    年龄和暴力类型是暴力频率和严重程度最重要的预测因素。
14. Anxiety level is positively correlated with the severity of symptoms in MI patients.
    心肌梗死患者的焦虑与症状严重程度有关。
15. Subjects were screened for depression, anxiety, and disease severity and were followed for1 year.
    受试者被筛选是否合并有抑郁、焦虑和疾病的严重程度，并且接受了1年的随访。
16. In Latin America and the Caribbean, the incidence and severity of disease are increasing rapidly.
    在拉丁美洲和加勒比，该病的发病和严重程度正在迅速增强。
17. The hours of sleep before operation and economic factor are concerned with the severity of insomnia.
    术后失眠严重的程度主要与术前睡眠时间的长短和对经济情况顾虑有关。
18. In most studies, the severity of hypertension and hyperlipidemia were not reported.
    在大多数的研究中，高血压和高脂血症的严重程度并没有被详细报道。
19. Conclusion The MPO blood level positively correlates with the cytokine levels and the severity of AP.
    结论血清MPO水平与血清细胞因子水平和AP的严重程度呈正相关。
20. The increase of CRP level may reflect the instability of coronary artery plaque and the severity of CAD.
    CRP异常升高可能反映冠状动脉斑块的不稳定和CAD的严重程度。
21. There are drugs available that can reduce the frequency and severity of your migraines.
    有可用的药物可减少频繁和严重程度，您的偏头痛。
22. There are multiple factors that might influence the onset and severity of pulmonary hypertension in IPF.
    有很多因素可影响IPF过程中肺动脉高压的出现和严重度。
23. Patients and controls did not differ on age, educational level, depression or fatigue severity.
    试验组和对照组在年龄，受教育程度，抑郁或疲劳的严重性等方面并无不同。
24. 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。
25. Unfortunately, plague can be difficult to detect and can quickly escalate in severity.
    不幸的是，瘟疫可能很难检测和可以快速升级的严重性。
26. 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。
27. 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。
28. Therefore the death penalty because its severity becomes the attack crime and the maintenance social stability most effective weapon.
    因此死刑因其严厉性成为打击犯罪和维护社会稳定的最有效武器。
29. 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。
30. 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。

noun

1. excessive sternness
   1. severity of character
   2. the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
   3. the rigors of boot camp

   Synonym:    severenessharshnessrigorrigourrigorousnessrigourousnessinclemencyhardnessstiffness

2. extreme plainness

   Synonym:    austerenesssevereness

3. something hard to endure
   1. the asperity of northern winters

   Synonym:    asperitygrimnesshardshiprigorrigourseverenessrigorousnessrigourousness

4. used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

   Synonym:    badnesssevereness