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(huì)一個(gè)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(xiàng)禁令如果實(shí)施，將會(huì)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(jì)。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(gè)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(shí)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(gè)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(bào)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(shí)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(gè)不愛笑的小孩。
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serious adjective (DETERMINED)
[ 只用在動(dòng)詞后面的形容詞 ]determined to follow a particular plan of action
堅(jiān)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(dòng)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(gè)有意思的工作機(jī)會(huì)——我要是你的話就會(huì)認(rèn)真考慮一下。
We've got some serious talking to do, you and me. 我們有點(diǎn)重要的事情要談，就你我兩個(gè)人。
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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