serious
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ Serious problems or situations are very bad and cause people to be worried or afraid. 嚴(yán)重的; 危急的
Crime is an increasingly serious problem in Russian society. 犯罪是俄羅斯社會一個日益嚴(yán)重的問題。
The government still face very serious difficulties. 政府仍面臨著非常嚴(yán)重的困難。
2. seriouslyADV 嚴(yán)重地; 危急地
If this ban was to come in it would seriously damage my business. 這項禁令如果實施，將會嚴(yán)重地?fù)p害我的生意。
3. ADJ Serious matters are important and deserve careful and thoughtful consideration. 重要的
I regard this as a serious matter. 我認(rèn)為這是一件重要的事情。
Don't laugh boy. This is serious. 不要笑，伙計。這事很重要。
4. ADJ When important matters are dealt with in a serious way, they are given careful and thoughtful consideration. 認(rèn)真的; 嚴(yán)肅的
My parents never really faced up to my drug use in any serious way. 我的父母從未真正認(rèn)真面對我吸毒的問題。
It was a question which deserved serious consideration. 這是一個值得認(rèn)真考慮的問題。
5. seriouslyADV 認(rèn)真地; 嚴(yán)肅地[ADV with v]
The management will have to think seriously about their positions. 管理層將不得不認(rèn)真考慮他們的立場。
6. ADJ Serious music or literature requires concentration to understand or appreciate it. 嚴(yán)肅的[ADJ n]
...serious classical music. …嚴(yán)肅的古典音樂。
7. ADJ If someone is serious about something, they are sincere about what they are saying, doing, or intending to do. 真心的; 鄭重的
You really are serious about this, aren't you?
你對這事確實是認(rèn)真的，是吧？
8. seriouslyADV 真心地; 鄭重地
Are you seriously jealous of Erica?
你真的妒忌埃里卡嗎?
9. ADJ Serious people are thoughtful and quiet, and do not laugh very often. 嚴(yán)肅的
He's quite a serious person. 他是一個相當(dāng)嚴(yán)肅的人。
10. seriouslyADV 嚴(yán)肅地[ADV with v]
They spoke to me very seriously but politely. 他們非常嚴(yán)肅但又很有禮貌地與我談話。
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serious /?s??r??s/
劍橋詞典
- The long hot summer has led to serious water shortages .
- The drought caused serious shortfalls in the food supply .
- Drunken drivers pose a serious threat to other road users .
- It was a serious fall - it'll be a while before you feel up to walking again.
- Strong winds had caused serious damage to the roof .
- I thought she was joking but she was deadly serious.
- He was being funny but I think he was half serious.
- I know it's a funny piece of writing but I think there's a serious point being made here.
- Listen, I'm being serious now - this is a big problem .
- He's very serious about his work .
- Are you serious about leaving ?
- Was he serious about wanting a new job ?
- If they were serious about ending poverty they would increase the minimum wage .
- You're not serious about moving house , are you
- So is she serious about Anthony?
- I have serious concerns about her ability to do the job .
- So he is a serious contender for the title ?
- I have serious doubts about the whole project .
- This is a serious complaint - we can't just ignore it.
- This is a serious matter .
serious adjective (BAD)
severe in effect ; bad嚴(yán)重的；糟糕的
a serious illness 嚴(yán)重的疾病
There were no reports of serious injuries . 沒有接到有人重傷的報告。
The new tax regulations have landed some of the smaller companies in serious trouble . 新的納稅規(guī)定使一些較小的公司陷入了嚴(yán)重的困境。
Drugs have become a serious problem in a lot of schools . 吸毒在許多學(xué)校已經(jīng)成了很嚴(yán)重的問題。
This is a very serious offence . 這是非常嚴(yán)重的違法行為。
He's been taken to hospital where his condition is described as serious but stable . 他被送到了醫(yī)院，醫(yī)生說他病情嚴(yán)重但是比較穩(wěn)定。
[ 只用在名詞后面的形容詞 ] mainly Indian English
very ill
病重的
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serious adjective (NOT JOKING)
not joking or intended to be funny嚴(yán)肅的，認(rèn)真的
Please don't laugh - I'm being serious. 請不要笑——我是認(rèn)真的。
He was wearing a very serious expression and I knew something was wrong . 他一臉嚴(yán)肅，我就知道出問題了。
On the surface it's a very funny novel but it does have a more serious underlying theme . 表面上看，這是一部非?；男≌f，但它確實有更為深刻的主題。
A serious person is quiet , thinks carefully about things, and does not laugh a lot.
（人）嚴(yán)肅的，不茍言笑的
I remember her as a very serious child . 我記得她是個不愛笑的小孩。
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serious adjective (DETERMINED)
[ 只用在動詞后面的形容詞 ]determined to follow a particular plan of action
堅決的；認(rèn)真的
Is she serious about going to live abroad ? 她真的想移居國外嗎？
[ 只用在動詞后面的形容詞 ]
If two people who have a loving relationship are serious about each other, they intend to stay with each other for a long time and possibly marry .
真心相愛的
She's had a lot of boyfriends but Simon's the only one she's been serious about. 她有很多男朋友，但西蒙是她唯一真正愛的人。
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serious adjective (NEEDING ATTENTION)
[ 只用在名詞前面的形容詞 ]needing or deserving your complete attention
需要（或值得）認(rèn)真對待的
That's an interesting job offer - I'd give it some serious consideration if I were you. 那是個有意思的工作機會——我要是你的話就會認(rèn)真考慮一下。
We've got some serious talking to do, you and me. 我們有點重要的事情要談，就你我兩個人。
例句
serious adjective (EXTREME)
informalextreme in degree or amount
極其的；極度的
We did some fairly serious walking over the weekend . 我們周末走了很多路。
I mean we're talking serious (= a large amount of) money , right ? 我的意思是我們在談很大一筆錢，是嗎？
informal
very good of its type
極佳的
This is a serious wine , Belle, you have to try some. 這是上好的葡萄酒，貝兒，你得嘗嘗。 返回 serious