harshest 刺耳的( harsh的最高级 )
- Atomic energy has just been subjected to one of the harshest of possible tests, and the impact on people and the planet has been small.
在所有的能源技术里,核能源所经受的测试可能是最严厉的,而迄今为止,它对人类和地球的影响很小。 - His revelations in Peeling the Onion were castigated by politicians and fellow authors; this time around it might be his own children who are his harshest critics.
他在《剥洋葱皮》里自揭过去遭到政治家和其他作家的严厉批评,而这回,最严厉的批评者可能是他自己的孩子。 - They will face a much less crowded field and their managers will have honed their moneymaking skills in the harshest of all environments.
它们将面临一个不那么拥挤的行业竞争,它们的经理们将在一切最严酷的环境下磨练他们的赚钱技巧。
Harsh \Harsh\ (h[aum]rsh), a. [Compar. {Harsher}
(h[aum]rsh"[~e]r); superl. {Harshest}.] [OE. harsk; akin to
G. harsch, Dan. harsk rancid, Sw. h["a]rsk; from the same
source as E. hard. See {Hard}, a.]
1. Rough; disagreeable; grating; esp.:
(a) disagreeable to the touch. ``Harsh sand.'' --Boyle.
(b) disagreeable to the taste. ``Berries harsh and
crude.'' --Milton.
(c) disagreeable to the ear. ``Harsh din.'' --Milton.
2. Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere;
crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough.
Clarence is so harsh, so blunt. --Shak.
Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charmed.
--Dryden.
3. (Painting, Drawing, etc.) Having violent contrasts of
color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony.