| 词汇 | stern |
| 释义 | stern adjective uk /stɜːn/ us /stɝːn/ C2 severe, or showing disapproval: 严厉的，苛刻的 a stern look/warning/voice严厉的目光／警告／语气 She is her own sternest critic.她对自己非常苛刻。 Journalists received a stern warning not to go anywhere near the battleship.记者们受到严厉警告，不得靠近军舰。 If something, such as a job, is stern, it is difficult: （工作等）严峻的，棘手的 The country's president is facing the sternest test of his authority since he came to power five years ago.总统的权威正面临着上任5年以来最严峻的考验。 Severe an iron hand/fist in a velvet gloveidiom austere austerely authoritarian be heavy on someoneidiom brutally flaming flinty harsh harshness non-authoritarian nonsense not stand any nonsenseidiom severe severely severity sharply sharpness sternly take a hard line on someone/somethingidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Complicated and difficult to do Related wordsternness Idiommade of sterner stuff stern noun[ C ] uk /stɜːn/ us /stɝːn/ sternnoun[C] (SHIP)the back part of a ship or boat: 船尾;艉 The Red Ensign, the flag of the British Merchant Navy, is rarely seen these days except on the sterns of a few cruise liners and cross-Channel ferries. Compare bownoun(FRONT PART) He devised the method, used ever since, of attaching an underwater cable to the sterns of the ships, and using tugs to tow them rapidly across calm seas, backwards. When the bow began to rise we all cheered, but then we found that the stern had been crushed by the weight of water. We reached the tip of Manhattan Island with a Staten Island ferry chasing our stern. The 23-year-old skipper said he heard a loud crack from the stern before the boat sank. Parts of ships & boats abaft airlock bilge water boathook boiler room bowline cleat keel periscope propeller prow rigging spar sprit stabilizer steerage stem strop sun deck superstructure sternnoun[C] (PART OF BODY)informal a person's bottom(= the part of the body that you sit on)屁股，腚 The buttocks ass back end backside behind bot bottom bum bun buttock duff fanny fundament gluteal gluteus maximus haunch posterior rear rump seat tush stern | American Dictionarystern adjective[ -er/-est only ] us/ˈstɜrn/ sternadjective[-er/-est only] (SEVERE)severe: Sterner punishment may produce better behavior, but I doubt it. sternlyadverbus/ˈstɜrn·li/ He sternly reminded his son to drive carefully. stern noun[ C ] us/ˈstɜrn/ sternnoun[C] (SHIP PART)the back end of a ship: A rope over the stern towed the little boat. |
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