1.
ADJ-GRADED
(话语或行动)严厉的,严正的 Stern words or actions are very severe.
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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。
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He said stern measures would be taken against the killers...
他说将严惩凶手。
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Michael gave the dog a stern look.
迈克尔狠狠瞪了那只狗一眼。
sternly
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'We will take the necessary steps,' she said sternly.
“我们将采取必要措施,”她厉声说道。
2.
ADJ-GRADED
(人)严厉的,严格的,苛刻的 Someone who is stern is very serious and strict.
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Her father was stern and hard to please.
她父亲很苛刻,让他满意很难。
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.
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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。
- Noun
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1. the rear part of a ship
- synonym: after part,quarter,poop,tail
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2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;
- Adjective
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1. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect;
- "an austere expression"
- "a stern face"
- synonym: austere
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2. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty;
- "grim determination"
- "grim necessity"
- "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"
- "relentless persecution"
- "the stern demands of parenthood"
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3. severe and unremitting in making demands;
- 1. Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.
- 哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. It is placed in the stern of a boat.
- 它被放在船尾。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. The caution is stern.
- 警戒森严。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. The headmaster ruled the school with a stern discipline.
- 校长治校严谨。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The judge was a stern, unapproachable man.
- 那位法官是个严肃、难以接近的人。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 6. 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。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 7. The profession of medicine is a stern taskmaster.
- 医生这个职业总要求其从事者承担繁重的任务。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 8. The ship was in a blaze from stem to stern.
- 整艘船从头到尾都着火了。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 9. The stern mother has gained the upper hand of the family.
- 这位严厉的母亲掌管了全家。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 10. They are very stern in their discipline.
- 他们的训练极为严格。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 11. They searched the ship from stem to stern, looking for the missing suitcase.
- 他们对船进行了彻底的搜索,寻找那只遗失的手提箱。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 12. Though he looks stern, he has his heart in the right place.
- 他看起来严厉,可是心眼儿不错。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》


