| 单词 | harsh |
| 释义 | harsh (hɑːʳʃ ) Word forms: harsher , harshest 1. adjective Harsh climates or conditions are very difficult for people, animals, and plants to live in. The weather grew harsh, chilly and unpredictable. ...the harsh desert environment. ...after the harsh experience of the war. Synonyms: bleak, cold, freezing, severe harshness uncountable noun ...the harshness of their living conditions. [+ of] Synonyms: bitterness, acrimony, ill-temper, sourness Synonyms: severity, brutality, roughness, sternness 2. adjective Harsh actions or speech are unkind and show no understanding or sympathy. He said many harsh and unkind things about his opponents. Synonyms: hard, sharp, severe, bitter harshly adverb [ADVERB with verb] She's been told that her husband is being harshly treated in prison. 'Why didn't you tell me before?' asked Hunter harshly. Synonyms: severely, roughly, cruelly, strictly harshness uncountable noun ...treating him with great harshness. Synonyms: bitterness, acrimony, ill-temper, sourness Synonyms: severity, brutality, roughness, sternness 3. adjective Something that is harsh is so hard, bright, or rough that it seems unpleasant or harmful. Tropical colours may look rather harsh in our dull northern light. ...harsher detergents that can leave hair brittle. harshness uncountable noun ...as the wine ages, losing its bitter harshness. Synonyms: bitterness, acrimony, ill-temper, sourness Synonyms: severity, brutality, roughness, sternness 4. adjective Harsh voices and sounds are ones that are rough and unpleasant to listen to. It's a pity she has such a loud harsh voice. Synonyms: raucous, rough, jarring, grating harshly adverb [ADVERB with verb] Chris laughed harshly. harshness uncountable noun Then in a tone of abrupt harshness, he added, 'Open these trunks!' Synonyms: bitterness, acrimony, ill-temper, sourness Synonyms: severity, brutality, roughness, sternness 5. adjective If you talk about harsh realities or facts, or the harsh truth, you are emphasizing that they are true or real, although they are unpleasant and people try to avoid thinking about them. [emphasis] The harsh truth is that luck plays a big part in who will live or die. Collocations: a little harsh A little harsh, but it's true that small government rings fewer bells these days on right or left. Times, Sunday Times Given that she had nothing to do with them, this seems a little harsh. Times, Sunday Times It seemed a little harsh given their team's performance. The Sun We have perhaps been a little harsh and humbug-ish on this subject. Times, Sunday Times But given his remorse, the sentence seems a little harsh. The Sun That would be a harsh assessment. Times, Sunday Times A harsh assessment, but there will be reminders this weekend. Times, Sunday Times Given that they had dismissed the visiting team for 132 in the first innings and restricted them to 150 for eight in the second, it seemed a harsh assessment. Times, Sunday Times Maybe, but when you have a 10 million price-tag on you, you are in the business of harsh assessments. Times, Sunday Times The closure, three years later, was admittedly a harsh blow. Times, Sunday Times It's a harsh blow for the hard-working singer. The Sun It did no retail banking, but its collapse dealt a harsh blow to the real economy because of its tangled web of global relationships. Times, Sunday Times It was an especially harsh blow coming at the end of a restructuring programme to get the company back into reliable profit. Times, Sunday Times That's a harsh blow if you have lost your job. Times, Sunday Times People are always going to make harsh comments. The Sun And teachers can feel bullied by the harsh comments made online. The Sun At the time, critics lacked the ability to understand what was happening and made harsh comments about the work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His response to the banking crisis means that his premiership will not be judged in the harsh light of his empty first six months. Times, Sunday Times The harsh light of emergency sirens really pick out the true nature of some of those in power now. Times,Sunday Times It shines a harsh light on the rot that has set in among the giants. Times, Sunday Times Today, he will say he plans to shine 'a harsh light into the murky world of corporate behaviour'. Times, Sunday Times They also shine a harsh light on our own election. Times, Sunday Times Harsh lighting, air conditioning and 1,000 words per minute all take their toll on a working day. The Sun Harsh lighting adds to a cruise ship ambiance in the first half of the evening. Times,Sunday Times Find a full-length mirror with some harsh lighting. Times, Sunday Times At the 80 million centre workers have to wear sunglasses to shield their eyes from the harsh lighting that wakes the hydroponically grown plants at 4am every day. Times, Sunday Times He did not like the harsh lighting effects of the midday sun as it flattened the subject, but preferred early morning or mid to late afternoon and evening light. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Local councils have been sharply criticised for taking harsh measures against trivial misdemeanours. Times, Sunday Times Lawyers for inmates had previously predicted that the harsh measures would push prisoners towards radical steps. Times, Sunday Times It added that harsh measures will be needed to control debt. Times, Sunday Times Why have such harsh measures been imposed? Times, Sunday Times The legislation adds to already harsh measures against human rights and activist groups, many of whose websites are among the more than 500 already blocked. Times, Sunday Times The security services used harsh methods of sensory deprivation against prisoners. Times, Sunday Times However, its harsh methods have caused an outcry after some of the 3,000 youths treated so far began posting their experiences - on the web. Times, Sunday Times Harsh methods will often result in fear and/or aggression. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He espoused a way of education through cooperation and not by harsh methods. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It soon became apparent, however, that such harsh methods were counterproductive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He got such harsh punishment at school that he was gentle and had a natural way of encouraging respect. The Sun But he said most had taken off their uniforms and put on mufti to join the throngs in civilian dress and avoid harsh punishment by their commanding officers. Times, Sunday Times The stunt has divided opinion in the church with some priests calling for a harsh punishment and others for leniency. Times, Sunday Times Instead of the death penalty, popular sentiment called for the rehabilitation of criminals, rather than harsh punishment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The uprising was perceived as an attack on the spiritual and secular order, and the rebels were condemned to harsh punishments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Boarding school was a fairly harsh regime — learning to live in a dormitory, make your own bed and clean your teeth when you're only four. Times, Sunday Times He won the sympathy of some inmates, and viewers, as an honourable soldier, despite presiding over a harsh regime. Times, Sunday Times The 16 wannabes entering the house tonight will be told they must endure the harsh regime. The Sun There he preached a harsh regime of work and discipline. Times, Sunday Times Revolts against his harsh regime have erupted in several provinces, fuelled by unemployment and the stagnant economy. The Sun After years of harsh repression, most are too terrified to talk. Times, Sunday Times He soon began a harsh repression of the monasteries and iconophiles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Initially, there was very harsh repression in the decade following annexation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Indeed, the elections of 1969 and 1973, as in past elections, were characterized by harsh repression of opposition elements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Peaceful dissent typically faces harsh repression. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With the campaign over, it's time to put the anger and the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation. The Sun It was hard to reconcile that harsh rhetoric with the man on stage who spoke with a soothing, almost sleepy, cadence. Times, Sunday Times It's amazing how harsh rhetoric softens when there's a familiar face to an issue. Christianity Today The elitists focused on his harsh rhetoric. The Sun Both sides employed harsh rhetoric at their rallies, denouncing their opponents as practically criminal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, note that this harsh rule can be minimized or even avoided if donors transfer appreciated property to a charitable remainder trust. Christianity Today This harsh rule can be avoided if a church adopts an accountable reimbursement arrangement. Christianity Today Months of harsh rule and poor living standards, however, have eroded the sympathy they once had for the insurgents. Times, Sunday Times That seems a harsh rule but it applies to all ten winners since 2006. The Sun Powerless to prevent him, he encouraged the remaining servants to rebel against his harsh rule and organise themselves into a free community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet between them they encompass all the harsh scrutiny and pressure piled upon today's young people. Times, Sunday Times Its derivatives dealings have drawn harsh scrutiny. Houston Chronicle Harsh scrutiny would encourage the proliferation of ineffective assistance claims and dampen the ardor and impair the independence of defense counsel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I urge the authorities to conduct this quickly and overturn this harsh sentence. Times, Sunday Times His lawyers said that they would appeal against what they called an exceptionally harsh sentence. Times, Sunday Times He added he hoped the harsh sentence would 'serve as a deterrent to others'. The Sun Smaller groups received a 20-year harsh sentence and 15 years hard labor, and one accused was sentenced to five years hard labor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After this harsh sentence, he spent the rest of his life trying to be rehabilitated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Clay, baked hard under a harsh sun, produces pace and bounce like no other. Times, Sunday Times Two men were playing backgammon, but most people were just hanging around under a harsh sun. Times, Sunday Times Late mornings and afternoons should be avoided in order to get rid of harsh sun rays. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The house and property were situated in the middle of a sweeping prairie where the grass was burnt gray by harsh sun. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Five giant metal grain silos reflect harsh sunlight. Times, Sunday Times I went down the stairs and stood, dumbfounded, in the harsh sunlight, muttering. Times, Sunday Times Canvas awnings used to shield the roof from harsh sunlight made the exhibits difficult to view in the resulting gloom. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It blocks harsh sunlight from the windows and also shields the windows from heavy rain during the monsoon season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was intended to reduce heat from the sun, blocking the harsh sunlight and preventing rainwater from pouring in between the pillars. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The two mainstream parties were brutally punished by voters for having joined in a coalition last year to approve the harsh terms of the country's second international bailout. Times, Sunday Times The others baulked at the harsh terms. Times, Sunday Times Both decisions were heavily criticized by the opposition and political analysts in the media; the latter one was also qualified in harsh terms by government supporters themselves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They leave for battle excited, apprehensive and sometimes frightened of what the harsh terrain and the enemy may do. The Sun These included the harsh terrain, the closeness of the combat, and the lack of hot food, water and motor transport. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the forces there have to confront harsh terrain and monsoons, and are driven out in early 1942. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The party had been pushing through difficult lancewood scrub and harsh terrain at a little over a kilometre a day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The harsh terrain and limited resources of the area are thought to have contributed to the resistant and frugal nature of the breed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's a rewarding enterprise, despite a couple of moments of suspect intonation and slightly harsh tone in the pieces sitting lower in her range. Times, Sunday Times Do you think the sometimes harsh tone of our engagement has harmed our gospel witness? Christianity Today This extremely harsh tone may put off some readers. Times, Sunday Times The harsh tone impressed few onlookers. Times, Sunday Times She was impeded in the performance of tragedy by a harsh tone in her voice that she strove to eliminate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Etched into those expressions was a harsh truth. Times, Sunday Times But the harsh truth was that neither side deserved anything the most sterile 90 minutes of football imaginable. The Sun It lacks belief in the power of reality, of harsh truth, of real consequences. Times, Sunday Times No amount of spin can hide that harsh truth. Times, Sunday Times Then they are devastated when they learn the harsh truth. The Sun A harsh voice echoed from the doorway. Times, Sunday Times So treat that harsh voice in your head as a misguided 'eager assistant': observe, rather than believe, every thought. Times, Sunday Times However, it turned out to be a phonation distinction of faucalized voice versus harsh voice. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Stridency may be a type of phonation called harsh voice. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The strident vowels are thought to have the phonation called harsh voice. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You're looking for anywhere out of harsh winds and frosts that may be a degree or two warmer than the coldest parts of the garden. Times, Sunday Times We all know we should protect our skin from the sun in summer, but cold spells, driving rain and harsh winds can also wreak havoc. Times, Sunday Times Any plants that don't do well in harsh winds (bamboos, acers, etc) should be avoided. Times, Sunday Times It makes a good informal hedge and likes a protected spot out of harsh winds. Times, Sunday Times Harsh winds, cool temperatures and skin-sapping central heating, can send your complexion haywire. The Sun But you'd have to look very hard indeed to find anyone who has a harsh word to say about the 36-year-old academic. Times, Sunday Times Whenever your natural response would be to retaliate and you don't, where your kind word confronts the harsh word of someone else, that's the presence of the kingdom. Christianity Today The definition of 'reasonable force' rarely comes down on the side of the arrester and even a harsh word spoken in heat can make you fall foul of hate-crime laws. Times, Sunday Times It's quite a harsh word for something very warm. The Sun The writer knew him 25 years and never heard him say a harsh word to anybody. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Dark make-up shades are an overly harsh contrast and will look too hard. Times, Sunday Times We feel that the owner acted in an overly harsh way. Times, Sunday Times The judgment seems overly harsh for one, glaring reason. The Sun With sons, don't ridicule or use overly harsh discipline (suddenly snapping and grounding them without warning, taking away phones for minor misdemeanours). Times, Sunday Times Some members of the armed forces have described the decision to remove him as captain as overly harsh, while others insist that the rules must be followed by all personnel. Times, Sunday Times She published her entire email correspondence with one critic to rebut complaints that she was being unduly harsh. Times, Sunday Times On the other hand, it would be unduly harsh to require a radical deterioration in such a person's residential circumstances. Times, Sunday Times That seems an unduly harsh and probably unenforcable approach. Times, Sunday Times But they ended up admitting some of the bookings were unduly harsh. The Sun It seems an unduly harsh lesson in the cruelties of the natural world. The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 苛刻的 Japanese: 厳しい |
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