柯林斯詞典serious /?s??r??s/ 1. ADJ Serious problems or situations are very bad and cause people to be worried or afraid. 嚴重的; 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重的問題。 The government still face very serious difficulties. 政府仍面臨著非常嚴重的困難。2. seriouslyADV 嚴重地; 危急地 If this ban was to come in it would seriously damage my business. 這項禁令如果實施，將會嚴重地損害我的生意。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. 認真的; 嚴肅的 My parents never really faced up to my drug use in any serious way. 我的父母從未真正認真面對我吸毒的問題。 It was a question which deserved serious consideration. 這是一個值得認真考慮的問題。5. seriouslyADV 認真地; 嚴肅地[ADV with v] The management will have to think seriously about their positions. 管理層將不得不認真考慮他們的立場。6. ADJ Serious music or literature requires concentration to understand or appreciate it. 嚴肅的[ADJ n] ...serious classical music. …嚴肅的古典音樂。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. 嚴肅的 He's quite a serious person. 他是一個相當嚴肅的人。10. seriouslyADV 嚴肅地[ADV with v] They spoke to me very seriously but politely. 他們非常嚴肅但又很有禮貌地與我談話。 返回 serious劍橋詞典 serious adjective (BAD) severe in effect ; bad 嚴重的；糟糕的 a serious illness 嚴重的疾病 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重的困境。 Drugs have become a serious problem in a lot of schools . 吸毒在許多學校已經成了很嚴重的問題。 This is a very serious offence . 這是非常嚴重的違法行為。 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 例句 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 . serious adjective (NOT JOKING) not joking or intended to be funny 嚴肅的，認真的 Please don't laugh - I'm being serious. 請不要笑——我是認真的。 He was wearing a very serious expression and I knew something was wrong . 他一臉嚴肅，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，這是一部非常滑稽的小說，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。 例句 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 . 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。 例句 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 youSo is she serious about Anthony? 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 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 (EXTREME) informal extreme 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