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

• While they are working on the gang, they'll also live in some of the harshest prison conditions in the United States. There'll be no televisions or phone calls; many other day-to-day privileges will be denied.
  他们要串在一起劳动不说，他们监狱条件也是美国最恶劣的：没有电视，不让接电话；其他日常生活的权利也被剥削。
• One of the harshest stipulations they agreed upon was to never hire a former Groupon employee, in an attempt to negate the high salaries Groupon is offering new hires.
  他们还想方设法地瓦解Groupon为新员工提供的高薪政策，在他们此次达成的协议中，最严厉的一条就是永不雇佣前Groupon员工。
• I deserve the harshest punishment for my crime.
  理应为自己的罪行受严重的惩罚。
• Mr Walsh said the current trading environment was "the harshest this industry has ever faced".
  沃尔什表示，当前的交易环境“是这个行业有史以来最严酷的”。
• 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）。
• He was subjected to the harshest possible conditions.
  他正遭受着可能是最严酷条件的考验。
• Data released over the past two weeks support hopes that Japan has passed through the harshest stage of its deepest slump since the Second World War.
  过去两周发布的数据为人们的期望提供了支持：即日本已渡过二战以来最严重经济滑坡中最艰苦的阶段。
• 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。
• He who has never failed to reach perfection has a right to be the harshest critic.
  永远能做到尽善尽美的人，有权成为最严厉的批评家。
• Our combination of robust, reliable technologies and competent marine engineering and service resources will help ensure successful and safe operation of these vessels in the harshest environments.
  我们可靠的技术以及船舶工程和服务资源的综合能力将帮助确保破冰船在最极端环境中保持安全顺利的运行。