harshness

英 美
  • n. 粗糙的事物;刺耳;严肃
TOEFL
使用频率:
  • harangue v.慷慨激昂地劝说;做长篇演说n.长篇激烈演说
Noun:
  1. the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

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

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

  4. excessive sternness;

    "severity of character"
    "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"
    "the rigors of boot camp"

1. The harshness of the climate makes vegetative growth extremely slow.
恶劣的气候使植物生长特别缓慢。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Then in a tone of abrupt harshness, he added, "Open these trunks!".
然后他又突然厉声说道,“把这些大箱子打开!”

来自柯林斯例句

3. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

4. They sought solace in religion from the harshness of their everyday lives.
他们日常生活很艰难,就在宗教中寻求安慰.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. I can't bear the harshness of the noise.
      我受不了这些刺耳的噪音。

【邻近词汇】