stern

英 [stɜːn]

美 [stɜːrn]

adj.  严厉的; 苛刻的; 要求别人服从的; 严峻的; 难对付的
n.  船尾

复数：sterns　

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Collins.2 / BNC.9588 / COCA.10140

习惯用语

adj.

be made of sterner stuff
• 性格十分坚强；有很大的毅力
  to have a stronger character and to be more determined in dealing with problems than other people

n.

from stem to stern
• 从船头到船尾
  all the way from the front of a ship to the back

牛津词典

adj.

• 严厉的；苛刻的；要求别人服从的
  serious and often disapproving; expecting sb to obey you
  1. a stern face/expression/look
     严厉的面容 / 表情 / 目光
  2. a stern warning
     严厉的警告
  3. Her voice was stern.
     她声调严厉。
  4. The police are planning sterner measures to combat crime.
     警方正制订更严厉的措施打击犯罪活动。
• 严峻的；难对付的
  serious and difficult
  1. We face stern opposition.
     我们遇到激烈的反对。

noun

• 船尾
  the back end of a ship or boat

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (话语或行动)严厉的，严正的
  Sternwords or actions are very severe.
  1. Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence...
     斯特劳先生向那些坚持进行暴力活动的人发出了严正警告。
  2. He said stern measures would be taken against the killers...
     他说将严惩凶手。
  3. Michael gave the dog a stern look.
     迈克尔狠狠瞪了那只狗一眼。
• ADJ-GRADED (人)严厉的，严格的，苛刻的
  Someone who issternis very serious and strict.
  1. Her father was stern and hard to please.
     她父亲很苛刻，让他满意很难。
• → see:stem
• PHRASE (人)性格坚强的，坚忍的
  If you say that someone ismade of sterner stuff, you mean that they have a strong personality and are capable of overcoming difficulties and problems.
  1. Whoever this woman is, she's made of sterner stuff than I am.
     不管这个女人是谁，她都比我坚强。

英英释义

noun

• the rear part of a ship
  Synonym:after partquarterpooptail
• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  1. he deserves a good kick in the butt
  2. are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
  Synonym:buttocksnatesarsebuttbacksidebumbunscanfundamenthindquartershind endkeisterposteriorpratrearrear endrumpseattailtail endtooshietushbottombehindderrierefannyass

adj

• severe and unremitting in making demands
  1. an exacting instructor
  2. a stern disciplinarian
  3. strict standards
  Synonym:strictexacting
• of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  1. an austere expression
  2. a stern face
  Synonym:austere
• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
  1. grim determination
  2. grim necessity
  3. Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
  4. relentless persecution
  5. the stern demands of parenthood
  Synonym:griminexorablerelentlessunappeasableunforgivingunrelenting
• severely simple
  1. a stark interior
  Synonym:austereseverestark

双语例句

• He was a stern critic but an extremely kindly man.
  他是个苛刻的批评家，但却是个非常善良的人。
• We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast.
  我们谨记母亲不许我们在人前炫耀的严厉教诲。
• In showing contempt for the heavyweight championship Douglas offended a stern code.
  道格拉斯藐视重量级拳王称号的行为违背了严格的准则。
• His stern face was relaxed into lines of fatigue.
  他那严肃的脸松驰了下来，显出了疲倦的皱纹。
• He challenged Brian Williams, Martha Stewart and Howard Stern.
  他向布莱恩·威廉姆斯（BrianWilliams）、玛莎·斯图尔特（MarthaStewart）和霍华德·斯特恩（HowardStern）发出了挑战。
• I will go off the stern.
  我要从船尾下了。
• Stern also studies and observes the behaviour of babies
  斯特恩还研究观察婴儿的行为。
• Her father was stern and hard to please.
  她父亲很苛刻，让他满意很难。
• Soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe.
  温和的和温柔的；不猛烈的、不严厉的或不厉害的。
• He cast a stern glance at the two men
  他朝那两个人狠狠地瞪了一眼。