harshness

n.  严肃;刺耳;粗糙的事物;酸涩性

复数:harshnesses

TOEFL

BNC.18654 / COCA.20513



柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED (气候或条件)艰苦的,恶劣的,严峻的
    Harsh climates or conditions are very difficult for people, animals, and plants to live in.
    1. The weather grew harsh, chilly and unpredictable.
      天气变得恶劣、寒冷且变化莫测。
    2. ...the harsh desert environment.
      恶劣的沙漠环境
    3. ...after the harsh experience of the war.
      经历了严酷的战争之后
  2. ADJ-GRADED (言行)严厉的,无情的
    Harsh actions or speech are unkind and show no understanding or sympathy.
    1. ...the cold, harsh cruelty of her husband...
      她丈夫冷酷无情的残忍
    2. He said many harsh and unkind things about his opponents.
      他以尖刻恶毒的语言大肆抨击自己的对手。
  3. ADJ-GRADED 粗陋的;刺目的;粗糙的
    Something that is harsh is so hard, bright, or rough that it seems unpleasant or harmful.
    1. Tropical colours may look rather harsh in our dull northern light.
      热带色彩在我们北方暗淡的光线下可能显得有点刺目。
    2. ...harsher detergents that can leave hair brittle.
      会让发质变脆弱的刺激性较强的洗发水
  4. ADJ-GRADED (声音)刺耳的,难听的
    Harsh voices and sounds are ones that are rough and unpleasant to listen to.
    1. It's a pity she has such a loud harsh voice.
      可惜她的嗓门太大太难听了。
  5. ADJ-GRADED (现实、真相)残酷的,无情的
    If you talk about harsh realities or facts, or the harsh truth, you are emphasizing that they are true or real, although they are unpleasant and people try to avoid thinking about them.
    1. The harsh truth is that luck plays a big part in who will live or die.
      残酷的事实是,谁死谁活在很大程度上要靠运气。

双语例句

  1. She burst into tears, stung by the harshness of his words.
    他那番严厉无情的话让她伤心得大哭起来。
  2. The harshness of the climate makes vegetative growth extremely slow.
    恶劣的气候使植物生长特别缓慢。
  3. In order to teach me the harshness of farm work, I was led to the farm by my parents since I was6 years old.
    父母为了教育我,6岁起,我就和父母一起下地,自己不干活,就看父母在地里挥汗如雨,一天又一天,一年又一年。
  4. The changes that occurred in China through contact with the West disrupted this system, made it unworkable, and increased the real or apparent harshness of the inequality of life-changes between gentry and peasantry.
    中国在与西方接触的过程中发生的变化破坏了这种体制,使其丧失效力,并使士绅和农民之间不平等的生活差异变得更为严重。
  5. The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
    冷酷的日常现实使他从理想主义的幻梦中清醒过来。
  6. This harshness and detachment is something I've always desired in my work, and my shows are getting cooler and cooler.
    这种严肃感和超然是我一直想要我的作品达到的境界,我的画展也是一次比一次酷了。
  7. You should express the harshness in the Law, the tenderness of the Gospel, the excitement of being children of God, the urgency to share God's Word with others.
    你应该表达出律法的严酷,福音的亲切,作为神的孩子的兴奋,和与他人分享神的道的迫切。
  8. For all its harshness and irrationality, it is the only world we've got.
    尽管它严酷而又不合理,它终究是我们具有的唯一的世界。
  9. And thoroughly renounce, the harshness of my language.
    并且为我的言语完全悔过。
  10. How fragile and tender women are, he thought, the mere mention of war and harshness makes them faint.
    他心里想,女人是多么脆弱而娇嫩啊,你一提起战争和凶险的事她们就要晕倒了。
  11. Noise, vibration and harshness ( NVH) is a serious health issue facing operators, but bigger ear plugs and thicker seat cushions aren't going to solve it alone.
    噪音,振动和残酷(NVH)是一个严重的健康问题面临的运营商,但更大的耳塞和座椅垫厚不会单独解决这个问题。
  12. This can cause significant ride harshness and noise that reduces passenger comfort and enjoyment.
    这会导致明显的颠簸及噪音从而降低乘员的舒适性。
  13. The breed is tough and resilient, having adapted to the harshness of Turkmenistan lands, where horses must live without much food or water.
    该品种是坚韧,适应土库曼斯坦的土地,马匹必须生活没有太多的食物或水的严厉性。
  14. Each person has his or her own opinion about harshness, although there are common threads to our likes and dislikes which influence our preferences for one product over another.
    每个人都有他或她自己的看法严厉,但也有共同的线索对我们的好恶而影响我们的喜好,一个产品的另一个。
  15. The secular poetry includes the national epic poem, Beowulf, and a number of short lyrical poems which evoke the Anglo-Saxon of the harshness of circumstance and the sadness of the human lot.
    《贝奥武甫》以及其他众多的短篇抒情诗,但他们唤起了盎格鲁-萨克森人对环境的严酷及人类命运的不幸的感知。
  16. Harshness: The human perception of noise, or vibration, or a combination of the two, that cannot be measured directly in engineering units.
    严厉:人耳对噪音的感觉,或振动,或两者的组合,这是不能直接测量的工程单位。
  17. And the individuals setting and marking exams know that harshness may mean fewer candidates in future.
    设置试题的人也知道题目过难可能会导致很多学校在将来的选举中落选。
  18. The rich upstart may treat servants and supposed inferiors with harshness or contempt; not so the gentleman.
    富有的暴发户也许会严厉对待仆人,鄙视地位卑微者。
  19. Disobedience is treated with special harshness.
    不服从会受到特别严厉的处分。
  20. His current job and interests are in automotive drivetrain noise, vibration and harshness.
    他现在的工作内容和专攻的方向是汽车传动噪声、振动和声振粗糙度。
  21. And that's your notion of harshness?'said Catherine, laughing.
    “这就是你所谓的苛刻吗?”凯瑟琳说,笑起来,“这并不是暗示你的陪伴是多余的,我们才不在乎你跟不跟我们在一起。
  22. The students silently ( inwardly) hated the teacher for his harshness.
    学生暗地里都恨那老师态度粗暴。
  23. Simple word, and illustrates the harshness of revolution.
    简单一句话,说明了革命的残酷性。
  24. A second topic of his scientific work is focussing on the Noise, Vibration and Harshness ( NVH) behaviour of vehicles.
    其在科研工作中关注的第二个主题是汽车的噪声、振动和舒适性(NVH)状况。
  25. The air suspension delivers a comfortable ride that isolates virtually any harshness from the occupants, and head toss and body roll are all well controlled.
    空气悬架提供了舒适的乘坐该菌株几乎任何占用生硬,和头部和身体滚抛都是很好的控制。
  26. Think you already realize that punishment does not always produce good children, many times harshness produces maladjusted children.
    我想你已经意识到惩罚并总培养出好孩子,很多时候严厉导致小孩失调。
  27. Constantly identified with the harshness of moral yearnings, concern for the integrity of beings is painfully demonstrated.
    由于不断地认同与道德渴望的严酷,对于人类尊严的关心,令人痛苦地被证实。
  28. When deciding how to conquer the NVH forces, it may be best to know what the sources of noise, vibration and harshness are.
    当决定如何征服NVH部队,最好知道来源的噪音,振动和残酷的。
  29. The noise of the trains stopping or rounding curves has a high-pitchinged harshness that is difficult to describe.
    列车停止和转弯时发出的噪音之尖锐刺耳实在让人无法描述。
  30. The world of the werewolves is harsh, yet this harshness provides contrast to great acts of sacrifice and heroism.
    狼人世界是严苛的,即使这样的严苛孕育了伟大的牺牲精神和英雄主义。

英英释义

noun

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

    Synonym:    severityseverenessrigorrigourrigorousnessrigourousnessinclemencyhardnessstiffness

  2. the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

      Synonym:    crueltycruelness

    1. the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

        Synonym:    abrasivenessscratchiness

      1. the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses

          Synonym:    roughness