Khắt khe, gay gắt (trong thái độ, cách cư xử)

a severe look

một cái nhìn nghiêm khắc

be severe with one's children

nghiêm khắc với con cái

Rất xấu, rất mãnh liệt, rất gay go, khốc liệt, dữ dội

a severe attack of toothache

một cơn đau răng nhức nhối

a severe storm

một cơn bão khốc liệt

Đòi hỏi kỹ năng, đòi hỏi khả năng rất cao, đòi hỏi tính kiên nhẫn

a severe test of climbers' stamina

một cuộc trách nghiệm gắt gao sức chịu đựng của những người leo núi

Giản dị, mộc mạc; không trang điểm (về kiểu cách, dung nhan, cách trang phục..)

Adj.

Strict, harsh, rigorous, austere, hard, stony,stony-hearted, hard-hearted, flinty, inexorable, iron-handed,oppressive, unbending, rigid, uncompromising, relentless,unyielding, obdurate, pitiless, punitive, merciless,unsympathetic, unfeeling, cruel, brutal, mean, savage, inhuman,beastly, ruthless, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannical,autocratic, demanding, exacting, painstaking, fastidious,exigent, taxing: Nicholas Nickleby was subjected to extremelysevere treatment at Dotheboys Hall. Mr Bradshaw was a severetaskmaster. 2 stern, forbidding, dour, glowering, grave, grim,stiff, strait-laced, serious, unsmiling, sober, cold, frigid,aloof, austere: If he so much as dropped a spoon the masterwould give Nicholas a severe look. 3 dangerous, critical,dreadful, awful, life-threatening, acute, dire; mortal, fatal,terminal: She has had a severe attack of the flu.

Stringent,punitive, harsh, punishing, burdensome, tough, onerous,grievous, painful, Draconian or Draconic: There are severepenalties for breaking the parking laws in this city. 5 harsh,bitter, cold, inclement, keen, violent, stormy, intense,turbulent, fierce, wicked: Granny couldn't live through anothersevere winter at Fort William.

Stark, bare, plain, austere,Spartan, ascetic, primitive, simple, sparse, spare, monastic,modest, unadorned, unembellished, crude, undecorated,unembroidered: The severe d‚cor in the servants' quarters gavethe appearance of a prison.

Adj.

Rigorous, strict, and harsh in attitude or treatment (asevere critic; severe discipline).

Serious, critical (asevere shortage).

Vehement or forceful (a severe storm).

Extreme (in an unpleasant quality) (a severe winter; severecold).

Arduous or exacting; making great demands on energy,skill, etc. (severe competition).

Unadorned; plain in style(severe dress).

Severely adv. severity n. [F s‚vŠre or Lseverus]