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| 1 | plain in style and without decoration 朴素的；无装饰的 | The church is large and austere. 这座教堂规模很大但朴实无华。 | |
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| 2 | strict and serious in manner 严厉的；严肃的 | An austere, silent woman showed him round the small flat. 一个严肃沉默的妇人带他看了看这套小公寓。 | |
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| 3 | an austere way of living is simple and not very comfortable 简朴的；苦行的 | He was a man of austere habits. 他是个习惯简朴的人。 | |
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| 4 | severely reducing the amount of money that is spent , in a way that is likely to produce unpleasant effects （开支）紧缩的，节制的 | austere measures 节俭措施 | | austere economic policies 紧缩的经济政策 | |
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| austerely adv |
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