| 单词 |
stern |
| 例句 |
stern adjective | noun
1 adjective 1.•a stern expression:serious, unsmiling, frowning, severe, forbidding, grim, unfriendly, austere, dour, stony, flinty, steely, unrelenting, unforgiving, unbending, unsympathetic, disapproving. ANT genial, friendly. 2.•stern measures:strict, severe, stringent, harsh, drastic, hard, tough, extreme, rigid, ruthless, rigorous, exacting, demanding, uncompromising, unsparing, inflexible, authoritarian, draconian. ANT lenient, lax.CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See severe .These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
2 noun •the stern of the ship:rear (end), back, after end, poop, transom, tail. ANT bow. |
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