1、severe严峻的,严厉的;
There continued to be reports of severe punishment of some repatriated refugees and their family members.
某些被遣返的难民及其家人遭受严厉惩罚,这样的报告继续存在 。
2、devastating毁灭性的,令人悲痛的;
In 2002 Bangladesh became the first country to ban plastic bags outright after discovering the bags blocked drains and was one of the main causes of the devastating floods of 1988 and 1998.
2002年,在发现塑料袋堵塞排水管道是导致1988至1998年的毁灭性的洪涝灾害的罪魁祸首后,孟加拉国第一个彻底禁止了塑料袋的使用 。