sterner

英 [ˈstɜːnə] 美 [ˈstɜrnər]

adj.  严厉的; 苛刻的; 要求别人服从的; 严峻的; 难对付的
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  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。
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双语例句

  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。
  2. She asked, looking sterner than ever.
    她说，样子显得更加严厉了。
  3. We are stronger, and are better under manhood's sterner reign. still, we feel that something sweet Following youth with flying feet, and will never come again.
    我们变得日益刚强，更臻完美，在严峻的成年生活驱使下。可是依然感到甜美的情感，已随青春流逝，不再返回。
  4. The new trial will provide a sterner test.
    新的实验将进行更严谨的测试。
  5. We just had time for a rest before the sterner business began.
    我们刚休息一会就又开始了更为艰苦的事务。
  6. But the whole point about Beckham is that he is made of sterner stuff than that.
    但贝克汉姆的不同点是，他是由更加坚硬的东西构筑而成的。
  7. But Rooney is expecting a sterner test next season and it is anticipated Sir Alex Ferguson will rebuild.
    但鲁尼认为下赛季的考验会比较艰苦，弗格森爵士也会重建球队。
  8. Haldeman was made of sterner stuff. The tender-minded must harden themselves.
    霍尔德曼的性格要更加坚强。性格脆弱的人必须使自己坚强起来。
  9. Bond investors are made of sterner stuff than to panic when CDS spreads move higher and there are no obvious technical reasons to suppose the tail is wagging the dog.
    在cds息差攀升之时，债券投资者并没有惶恐不安，而是变得愈发坚定；他们找不到明显的技术层面的原因，来认定是“尾巴在摇动狗”。
  10. Chinese police have launched a nationwide crackdown, promising stricter laws, tougher enforcement and sterner punishment& no matter who the offender may be.
    中国警方开展了全国性的打击活动，承诺实施更严格的法律，加大执行和惩处力度&无论违规者是谁，一律一视同仁。
  11. Defarge, who had been uneasily biting his thumb-nail and looking at her, collected his face into a sterner expression.
    一直在不安地啃着拇指指甲望着她的德伐日立即板起面孔露出严厉的样子。
  12. Sterner measures are surely in the offing.
    更严厉的举措无疑箭在弦上。
  13. He's as young,'said I;` but he has black hair and eyes, and looks sterner; and he is taller and bigger altogether.
    “他也是那么年轻，”我说，“可是他有黑头发和黑眼睛，而且看上去比较严厉些，也高大一些。
  14. The Bank of England has introduced sterner measures to control public borrowing.
    英格兰银行在控制公众借款上采取了严格的措施。
  15. Police are planning sterner measures to combat crime.
    警方正在制订更严厉的措施来打击犯罪活动。
  16. Perhaps you are made of sterner stuff.
    也许你是用特殊材料制成的人。
  17. Many people are beginning to call for sterner measures.
    许多人已开始要求采取更为严厉的措施。
  18. I was ready to give up the fight, but Nicky was made of sterner stuff and wanted us to carry on.
    我准备放弃战斗，但尼基很坚强，要我们坚持下去。
  19. And Head Coach McClaren believes the result has set the squad up perfectly for a sterner test in Macedonia in midweek.
    麦克阿伦认为这个结果是使得球队融合完美对于本周中在马其顿的严格检测。
  20. The fen-phen debacle has shadowed every obesity drug reviewed by the FDA since and led to sterner warnings on the few that remain on the market.
    双芬药的失败给正在接受食品药品监督管理局审查的减肥药蒙上了阴影，并给那些仍在市场上销售的寥寥无几的减肥药敲响了警钟。
  21. The Ukraine "Orange Revolution" is an important component of the color revolution in the CIS. Russia is facing a sterner geopolitical situation, but this does not mean that it will really lose that state.
    乌克兰橙色革命是独联体内颜色革命的重要组成部分，俄罗斯地缘政治形势更加严峻，但未必意味着俄罗斯真的失去了乌克兰。
  22. Nowadays the employment form is getting sterner. The negative influence which the financial crisis brings is noticeable. The employment post lacks.
    现今就业形式越来越严峻，金融危机带来的负面影响不可忽视，就业岗位缺乏。
  23. The modernization of China paper industry has not had the Western industrialization initial period development environment. The resources restraint and the environment challenge which the paper industry faces the situation which meets in the industrialization process is sterner than any Western great nation.
    中国造纸工业的现代化已不具备西方工业化初期的发展环境，造纸工业所面临的资源约束和环境挑战比任何一个西方大国在工业化过程中所遇到的形势都更加严峻。
  24. The water crisis of our country in 21 century will be more sterner than before any period.
    二十一世纪我国的水危机将比以往任何时期更为严峻。
  25. Such transformation has made new demands on the design conception, thought and working mode of designers. Meanwhile, there are sterner challenges to designers for the originality expression, expressive resorts and methods of projects.
    这就对设计者的设计观念、设计思维、工作方式提出了新的要求，同时也对设计者的创意表达、方案表现手段与方法提出了更严峻的挑战。
  26. With the development of science and technology, the problem of energy resources and environment is getting sterner day by day.
    随着科技发展和社会进步，能源和环境问题也日趋严峻。
  27. At present time, employment situation is sterner than before. University students get much anxiety when they are facing employment stress.
    目前，在就业大环境不是很理想的情况下，大学生面临着比之前更大的就业压力和挑战，表现出不同的焦虑程度。
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