VERY SERIOUS 非常严重的, severe problems, injuries, illnesses etc are very bad or very serious

〔问题、伤势、疾病等〕很严重的:

His injuries were quite severe.

他的伤势很严重。

She's suffering from severe depression.

她患有严重的抑郁症。

The US faces severe economic problems.

美国面临严重的经济问题。

The storm caused severe damage.

这场暴风雨造成了严重的破坏。

WEATHER 天气,

severe weather is very bad and very extreme, and very hot, dry, cold etc

严酷的; 恶劣的

PUNISHMENT 惩罚, a severe punishment is very strict or extreme

严厉的，重的:

Drug smugglers can expect severe penalties.

毒品贩子会受到重判。

4 CRITICISM

批评 severe criticism is very extreme and shows that you think someone has done something very badly 极其严厉的，苛刻的:

The president came under severe criticism for his handling of the crisis.

总统对这场危机的处理受到了严厉的批评。

DIFFICULT 困难的, very difficult and needing a lot of effort and skill

艰巨的，艰难的:

The negotiations will be a severe test of his abilities.

谈判将是对他的能力的严峻考验。

PERSON 人, someone who is severe behaves in a way that does not seem friendly or sympathetic, and is very strict or disapproving

严格的，严厉的，苛刻的;

His slightly severe expression softened.

他原来有点严厉的表情变柔和了。

PLAIN 朴素的, very plain with little or no decoration

朴素的; 简洁的; 不加装饰的:

a rather severe red-brick building

一幢相当简朴的红砖建筑

We didn't realize the severity of her illness.

我们没有意识到她病得如此严重。