常用短语

参考例句

1. Although criminal's amount is increasing, it is still inadequately stern to punish.

   尽管罪犯数量在增加，惩罚仍然不够严厉。

2. A neighbor, the stern Colonel Pyncheon, laid claim to the land.

   他的一个邻居，冷酷的上校品恩钦想要那块土地。

3. Ellen leaned back in the stern and seemed to enjoy herself thoroughly.

   爱伦坐在船尾，身子向后仰靠着，似乎非常舒服自在。

4. He' s not really angry he' s just acting ( the stern father ).

   他倒不是真生气--只是装装（严父的）样子罢了.

5. Only Bob's stern command persuaded her to eat Fee's gooseberry jam sandwiches

   由于鲍勃的严格的命令，她才把妈妈做的果酱三明治吃了。

6. 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。

7. His eye, bent on me, expressed at once stern surprise and keen inquiry.

   他的眼光正着对我，既表示出严厉的惊奇又表示出锐利的询问。

8. The sea ran high, and swept the little craft from stem to stern .

   海面上风急浪高,小船从头至尾都被浪头冲刷着。

9. His face was rather soft than stern , charming than grand, pale than flushed.

   他的面孔温柔而不严厉，动人而不傲慢，与其说它红润，不如说它苍白。

10. The bird made the stern of the boat and rested there.

    鸟儿飞到船梢上，在那儿歇一口气。

同义词

• austere
• exacting
• firm
• hard
• harsh
• severe
• strict
• stringent

反义词