harsh /hɑːʃ $ hɑːrʃ/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 conditions 环境STRICT harsh conditions are difficult to live in and very uncomfortable 恶劣的,艰苦的,严峻的 SYN severe The hostages are being held in harsh conditions. 人质被拘押在恶劣环境中。
harsh winter/weather/climate the harsh Canadian winters 加拿大的严冬
a young girl suddenly exposed to the harsh realities of life 骤然暴露于残酷现实生活中的小女孩
2 treatment/criticism 对待/批评STRICT severe, cruel, or unkind 严厉的;残酷的;苛刻的harsh criticism/treatment/punishment etc His theory met with harsh criticism from colleagues. 他的理论遭到了同事们的严厉批评。
the harsh measures taken against the protesters 针对抗议者采取的严厉措施
‘She’s an idiot!’ ‘Aren’t you being a bit harsh?’ “她是个白痴!”“你是不是有点太苛刻了?”
a harsh authoritarian regime 残酷的独裁政权
He had harsh words (=severe criticism) for the Government. 他严词批评政府
► see thesaurus at strict 3 sound 声音BRIGHT unpleasantly loud and rough 刺耳的;粗野的 OPP softharsh voice/laugh/tone etc His voice was harsh and menacing. 他的声音刺耳且令人恐惧。
4 light/colour 光线/颜色 unpleasantly bright 刺眼的;耀眼的 OPP soft She stood outside, blinking in the harsh sunlight. 她站在外面,在耀眼的阳光下眨动着双眼。
► see thesaurus at bright 5 lines/shapes etc 线条/形状等UNPLEASANT ugly and unpleasant to look at 难看的,丑陋的 the harsh outline of the factories against the sky 在天空映衬下丑陋的工厂轮廓线
6 cleaning substance 清洁用品SPOIL too strong and likely to damage the thing you are cleaning 刺激性强的;太强力的 My skin is quite sensitive and I find some soaps too harsh. 我的皮肤很敏感,我觉得有些肥皂刺激性太强。
—harshly adverbadv ‘Shut up, ’ Boris said harshly. “闭嘴。”鲍里斯厉声说道。
—harshness noun [uncountableU]