harshest

英 [ˈhɑːʃɪst]

美 [ˈhɑrʃəst]

adj.  残酷的; 严酷的; 严厉的; 恶劣的; 艰苦的; 强烈刺眼的; 丑陋的
harsh的最高级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （气候或条件）艰苦的，恶劣的，严峻的
  Harshclimates or conditions are very difficult for people, animals, and plants to live in.
  1. The weather grew harsh, chilly and unpredictable.
     天气变得恶劣、寒冷且变化莫测。
  2. ...the harsh desert environment.
     恶劣的沙漠环境
  3. ...after the harsh experience of the war.
     经历了严酷的战争之后
• ADJ-GRADED （言行）严厉的，无情的
  Harshactions or speech are unkind and show no understanding or sympathy.
  1. ...the cold, harsh cruelty of her husband...
     她丈夫冷酷无情的残忍
  2. He said many harsh and unkind things about his opponents.
     他以尖刻恶毒的语言大肆抨击自己的对手。
• ADJ-GRADED 粗陋的;刺目的;粗糙的
  Something that isharshis so hard, bright, or rough that it seems unpleasant or harmful.
  1. Tropical colours may look rather harsh in our dull northern light.
     热带色彩在我们北方暗淡的光线下可能显得有点刺目。
  2. ...harsher detergents that can leave hair brittle.
     会让发质变脆弱的刺激性较强的洗发水
• ADJ-GRADED （声音）刺耳的，难听的
  Harshvoices and sounds are ones that are rough and unpleasant to listen to.
  1. It's a pity she has such a loud harsh voice.
     可惜她的嗓门太大太难听了。
• ADJ-GRADED （现实、真相）残酷的，无情的
  If you talk aboutharshrealities or facts, or theharshtruth, you are emphasizing that they are true or real, although they are unpleasant and people try to avoid thinking about them.
  1. The harsh truth is that luck plays a big part in who will live or die.
     残酷的事实是，谁死谁活在很大程度上要靠运气。

双语例句

• Treeless regions found in and around the Arctic, tundras are among Earths coldest, harshest biomes.
  这里没有树木生长，因为已经在北极圈周围了，苔原生长在地球的寒冷的、荒芜的生态环境。
• The penalty is one of the harshest against a leading bank.
  上述惩罚是对一家主要银行采取的最为严厉的惩罚之一。
• BEFORE unveiling Portugal's harshest budget in living memory this week, V í tor Gaspar, the finance minister, praised the hard work of the civil servants who had prepared it.
  这周葡萄牙公布了它有史以来最严苛的财政预算，在那之前，财政部长维克多·加斯帕尔赞扬了为该预算做出了准备的公务员们。
• To help survive the harshest of winters, they keep movement to a minimum.
  为了在最凶恶的冬天生存，他们保持最低限度的运动。
• The harshest thing a woman can say to a man.
  一个女人能对男人说的最伤人的话。
• They had a meeting with six of the harshest critics of corks from the wine industry ( the Australians had long suspected they had been fobbed off with the poorest quality corks because they were so far away from Portugal).
  他们会见了6位对软木塞批评最猛烈的葡萄酒业内人士（长期以来，由于距离葡萄牙如此遥远，澳大利亚人一直怀疑葡萄牙方面用质量最差的软木塞来糊弄他们）。
• Predictably, though, the harshest criticisms of the president came from those who worked for George W. Bush.
  不过，不出所料的是，对奥巴马最严苛的批评来自曾为布什工作的人。
• • two of the harshest quotes in their piece came from current or former Apple employees
  •文章中两条最犀利的引述竟然来自苹果公司的现役员工和前员工
• Matt Samia: Well, we're probably our own harshest critics.
  马特·赛米亚：我们也许是我们自己最苛刻的批评家了。
• Cheating deserves our harshest condemnation.
  作弊理应受到我们最严厉的谴责。