stern

adj.

1. 严厉的；苛刻的；要求别人服从的
   serious and often disapproving; expecting sb to obey you
   1. a stern face/expression/look
      严厉的面容 / 表情 / 目光
   2. a stern warning
      严厉的警告
   3. Her voice was stern.
      她声调严厉。
   4. The police are planning sterner measures to combat crime.
      警方正制订更严厉的措施打击犯罪活动。
2. 严峻的；难对付的
   serious and difficult
   1. We face stern opposition.
      我们遇到激烈的反对。

noun

1. 船尾
   the back end of a ship or boat

1. ADJ-GRADED (话语或行动)严厉的，严正的
   Stern words or actions are very severe.
   1. Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence...
      斯特劳先生向那些坚持进行暴力活动的人发出了严正警告。
   2. He said stern measures would be taken against the killers...
      他说将严惩凶手。
   3. Michael gave the dog a stern look.
      迈克尔狠狠瞪了那只狗一眼。
2. ADJ-GRADED (人)严厉的，严格的，苛刻的
   Someone who is stern is very serious and strict.
   1. Her father was stern and hard to please.
      她父亲很苛刻，让他满意很难。
3. → see: stem
4. PHRASE (人)性格坚强的，坚忍的
   If you say that someone is made of sterner stuff, you mean that they have a strong personality and are capable of overcoming difficulties and problems.
   1. Whoever this woman is, she's made of sterner stuff than I am.
      不管这个女人是谁，她都比我坚强。

1. We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast.
   我们谨记母亲不许我们在人前炫耀的严厉教诲。
2. He cast a stern glance at the two men
   他朝那两个人狠狠地瞪了一眼。
3. The stern was embellished with carvings in red and blue
   船尾饰有红色和蓝色的雕刻图案。
4. Stern jabbed at me with his glasses
   斯特恩用眼镜捅了我一下。
5. He was a stern critic but an extremely kindly man.
   他是个苛刻的批评家，但却是个非常善良的人。
6. He said stern measures would be taken against the killers
   他说将会采取严厉措施惩罚凶手。
7. Stern also studies and observes the behaviour of babies
   斯特恩还研究观察婴儿的行为。
8. In showing contempt for the heavyweight championship Douglas offended a stern code.
   道格拉斯藐视重量级拳王称号的行为违背了严格的准则。
9. The barge had a rounded bow and stern.
   这艘驳船的两端都是圆形的。
10. A South African television report said the ship was ablaze from stem to stern.
    南非一则电视新闻报道称，那艘船从头到尾都着了火。
11. Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence
    斯特劳先生向那些坚持进行暴力活动的人发出了严正警告。
12. Michael gave the dog a stern look.
    迈克尔狠狠瞪了那只狗一眼。
13. Her father was stern and hard to please.
    她父亲很苛刻，让他满意很难。
14. Whoever this woman is, she's made of sterner stuff than I am.
    不管这个女人是谁，她都比我坚强。
15. Stern twitched his shoulders.
    斯特恩抖动着肩膀。
16. The manager's rebukes in loud voice and stern expression have made the clerks gathered in the out office start with alarm.
    老板声色俱厉的责备把聚集在办公室外的职员们吓坏了。
17. The stern mother has gained the upper hand of the family.
    这位严厉的母亲掌管了全家。
18. It is placed in the stern of a boat.
    它被放在船尾。
19. The caution is stern.
    警戒森严。
20. The old professor seemed stern and forbidding.
    这位老教授态度严肃，令人望而生畏。
21. He looks rather stern, but is quite gentle at heart.
    他表面上很严厉，骨子里却很温和。
22. When he heard this, his expression immediately became stern.
    他听了这句话，立刻拉下脸来。
23. The fleet from stem to stern covered a thousand li,| its pennons and banners filled the sky.
    舳舻千里，旌旗蔽空。（苏轼《前赤壁赋》）
24. He challenged Brian Williams, Martha Stewart and Howard Stern.
    他向布莱恩·威廉姆斯（BrianWilliams）、玛莎·斯图尔特（MarthaStewart）和霍华德·斯特恩（HowardStern）发出了挑战。
25. I had broken the stern prohibitions of Uncle nick.
    我违反了尼克叔叔的严厉禁令。
26. Soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe.
    温和的和温柔的；不猛烈的、不严厉的或不厉害的。
27. The court issued a stern warning to the driver.
    法庭对那位司机发出了严厉的警告。
28. His stern face was relaxed into lines of fatigue.
    他那严肃的脸松驰了下来，显出了疲倦的皱纹。
29. I will go off the stern.
    我要从船尾下了。

adj.

be made of sterner stuff

• 性格十分坚强；有很大的毅力
  to have a stronger character and to be more determined in dealing with problems than other people

n.

from stem to stern

• 从船头到船尾
  all the way from the front of a ship to the back

noun

1. the rear part of a ship

   Synonym:    after partquarterpooptail

2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   1. he deserves a good kick in the butt
   2. are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

   Synonym:    buttocksnatesarsebuttbacksidebumbunscanfundamenthindquartershind endkeisterposteriorpratrearrear endrumpseattailtail endtooshietushbottombehindderrierefannyass

adj

1. severe and unremitting in making demands
   1. an exacting instructor
   2. a stern disciplinarian
   3. strict standards

   Synonym:    strictexacting

2. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
   1. an austere expression
   2. a stern face

   Synonym:    austere

3. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
   1. grim determination
   2. grim necessity
   3. Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
   4. relentless persecution
   5. the stern demands of parenthood

   Synonym:    griminexorablerelentlessunappeasableunforgivingunrelenting

4. severely simple
   1. a stark interior

   Synonym:    austereseverestark