最严厉的处罚将是关闭这家餐馆。

The ultimate sanction will be the closure of the restaurant.

《牛津词典》

冒犯警察无疑会受到最严厉的惩罚；这是应该的。

Cheeking the police undoubtedly carries the severest penalty; and so it ought.

youdao

该禁令是欧洲最严厉的禁令之一，禁止在所有酒吧和餐馆吸烟。

The ban—one of the strictest in Europe—outlaws smoking in all bars and restaurants.

youdao

That is to say,the reward of good behavior the admiration and the honor that a hero gets, and the most serious punishment he can suffer is to be shamed in front of that community.

也就是说,对正面行为的犒赏,就是得到如英雄般的尊敬和仰慕,而最严厉的惩罚,就是在集体面前当众蒙羞

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

I know this is true, that is, I know I have the reputation, both because I periodically in my student evaluations get told I'm one of Yale's harsher graders, and because every now and then the Yale Daily News will have an article about grade inflation and they'll always ask me, " ... Well Professor Kagan is somebody..."

这是真的，而我之所以有这样的名声,是因为在学生定期评估时,我被告知自己是耶鲁最严厉的人之一，还因为那不时出现的耶鲁日间新闻,有篇文章会谈到关于成绩膨胀的事,人们总会问我“,卡刚教授“

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选