So, it an austere challenge to the system.

The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavour upon the business known as gambling.

以生意为名的赌博业,却以严峻的恶意观望著那以赌博为名的一般生意.

Austere: Tasting term, usually indicating a lack of richness or sweetness.

简朴的: 品尝术语, 通常指葡萄酒缺少丰富度和甜味.

TYPICAL USE : Grandfather an austere man; he used to be silent and very strict to us.

祖父是个严峻的人, 他一向沉默,而且对我们非常严格.

His manner might have been called severe, though really it was more cultivated than austere.

他的举止可以说是很严肃的, 虽然实际上说庄严还不如说文雅更妥切一些.

Heyward's aquiline, austere face showed concentration; behind rimless glasses his grey eyes were cool.

海沃德那长着鹰钩鼻子的严峻的脸上露出十分专注的神情, 无框眼镜的后面,一双褐色的眼睛闪着寒光.

I like an austere style of writing.

我喜欢朴实无华的文体.

He was a little thinner, a little whiter, a little more austere.

他稍微瘦了些 、 脸色白了些, 也更严肃了些.

The motive behind such words is austere rather than snobbish.

使用这些字样的动机是庄严肃穆而非趋炎附势.

By comparison the navy was a queer little planet whirling in an austere void.

相比之下,海军像一颗在严峻的太空中旋转的怪诞的小行星.

They lived an austere life.

他们过着极端清苦的生活.

His way of life is rather austere.

他的生活方式相当简朴.

We led an austere life in the mountain.

我们在山里过着十分简朴的的生活.

Grandfather was an austere man, very strict with his children.

祖父是个严厉的人, 对子女要求非常严格.

He is austere and grave in deportment.

他举止庄重严肃.

The room was austere, nearly barren of furniture or decoration.

房间非常简朴，几乎没有任何家具和装饰。

The life of the troops was still comparatively austere.

军队的生活还是相对清苦的。

He was a man of austere habits, in marked contrast to his more flamboyant wife.

他处事严谨，与他爱张扬的妻子形成了鲜明的对比。

In her own home, she replaced austere minimalism with cosy warmth and colour.

她一改朴素简约的装饰风格，将自己家里布置得温暖舒适，色彩温馨。

I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person.

我发现她相当严厉，拒人于千里之外，近乎冷漠。

her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed

她那仅有一张窄床的简陋卧室