severely

Word family

1 VERYvery badly or to a great degree 严重地

The town was severely damaged in the war.

这座城镇在战争中遭到了严重破坏。

She’s now severely disabled.

她现在是重度残疾。

2 STRICTin a strict way 严厉地，严格地

Parents don’t punish their children so severely these days.

如今父母不再那么严厉地惩罚孩子了。

3 DISAPPROVEin a very unfriendly or disapproving way 严苛地，严厉地

‘Stop behaving like a fool!’ she said severely.

“别再像个傻瓜一样！”她狠狠说道。

4 SIMPLE/PLAINin a plain simple style with little or no decoration 朴素地，朴实无华地

a severely dressed woman

一位衣着朴素的女子

n COLLOCATIONS

adjectives

severely damaged

The hotel was severely damaged by fire last November.

severely disabled/injured

An unnecessary operation left him severely disabled.

severely ill formal:

a hospital ward for severely ill patients

severely affected

The town is already severely affected by aircraft noise.

severely limited

Time for discussion is severely limited.

severely restricted

Access to the power station has always been severely restricted.

Examples from the Corpus

severely• Martinson spoke severely about his opponent's voting record in the Senate.• State judicial selection procedures are even more severely criticized.• a severely damaged building• A two storey building and some caravans were severely damaged.• For the courts to demand that parents must keep alive severely deformed children against their will is perverse and unkind.• A 47-year-old married man with two teen-age children became severely depressed after losing his job as an advertising executive.• severely disabled children• It has been converted to provide accommodation for up to 60 chronically sick or severely disabled residents.• Her hair was pulled back severely from her face.• At two years old, or thereabouts, I was severely judgmental about receiving and bestowing pleasure.• Medical facilities are severely limited in the area.• She grew up in a house where the children were often severely punished.• In the fight that followed, Griffith beat Paret so severely that he died several days later.

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