serious
adjective /ˈsɪəriəs/
/ˈsɪriəs/
不好的;严重的;有危险的 - a serious illness/offence/crime
严重的疾病/罪行/罪行 - a serious problem/issue
严重的问题 - to cause serious injury/damage/harm
造成严重伤害/损害/伤害 - They pose a serious threat to security.
他们对安全构成严重威胁。 - The consequences could be serious.
后果可能是严重的。 - A few years ago, the company was in serious trouble.
几年前,公司陷入了严重的困境。 - Their economies continue to face serious challenges.
它们的经济继续面临严峻挑战。 - She is in serious financial trouble.
她陷入了严重的财务困境。 - She is now in a serious condition in Belfast Hospital.
她现在在贝尔法斯特医院病情严重。 - serious for somebody/something This situation could be very serious for her.
情况对她十分不利。
Topics Illnessa2, Crime and punishmenta2- By this time the riots were getting serious.
到这个时候,暴乱开始严重起来了。 - The crime is considered serious enough to warrant a jail term.
此罪严重到足以判处监禁。 - These are terribly serious allegations.
这些都是非常严重的指控。 - He admitted to having made a serious error of judgement.
他承认犯了一个严重的判断错误。 - He died after suffering from a serious illness.
他患了一场大病后去世了。 - The storm caused serious damage to farm buildings.
暴风雨给农场建筑物造成了严重破坏。 - The country is now facing a serious political crisis.
这个国家现在面临着一场严重的政治危机。 - The children were considered to be at serious risk of harm.
孩子们被认为有受到伤害的严重危险。 - Your chances of having a serious accident at work can be quite high.
你在工作中发生严重事故的可能性很高。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- nothing serious
- serious enough to warrant something
- a serious illness/offence/crime
严肃的;稳重的 - Be serious for a moment; this is important.
严肃点儿,这件事很重要。 - I'm afraid I'm not a very serious person.
恐怕我不是一个非常严肃的人。
Synonyms seriousserious- grave
- earnest
- solemn
- serious thinking about things in a careful and sensible way; not laughing about something:
- He’s not really a very serious person.
他并不真是一个非常严肃的人。 - Be serious for a moment; this is important.
严肃点儿,这件事很重要。
- He’s not really a very serious person.
- grave (rather formal) (of a person) serious in manner, as if something sad, important, or worrying has just happened:
指人严肃、庄严、沉重: - He looked very grave as he entered the room.
他进入房间时表情非常严肃。
- He looked very grave as he entered the room.
- earnest serious and sincere:
- The earnest young doctor answered all our questions.
这个认真的年轻医生回答了我们所有的问题。
- The earnest young doctor answered all our questions.
- solemn looking or sounding very serious, without smiling; done or said in a very serious and sincere way:
- Her expression grew solemn.
她的表情显得严肃起来。 - I made a solemn promise that I would return.
我郑重承诺过我会回来的。
- Her expression grew solemn.
- a(n) serious/grave/earnest/solemn expression/face
- a serious/solemn mood/atmosphere
- He became serious all of a sudden.
他突然严肃起来。 - She was looking at him with a serious expression on her face.
她看着他,脸上带着严肃的表情。 - Suddenly the conversation turned serious.
突然谈话变得严肃起来。
- Be serious for a moment; this is important.
当真的;认真的 - Believe me, I'm deadly (= extremely) serious.
相信我,我绝对是当真的。 - Don't laugh, it's a serious suggestion.
别笑,这是一项严肃的建议。 - serious about doing something Is she serious about wanting to sell the house?
她真想把房子卖掉吗? - He knew it was time to get serious about losing weight.
他知道是时候认真减肥了。 - serious about somebody/something He's really serious about Penny and wants to get engaged.
他对彭尼的确是认真的,他想跟她订婚。 - She doesn’t have a serious boyfriend.
她没有认真的男朋友。 - (informal) You can't be serious! (= you must be joking)
你一定是在开玩笑吧! - You think I did it? Be serious! (= what you suggest is ridiculous)
你认为这是我干的?别开玩笑了!
- Are you serious about resigning?
你真的要辞职吗? - Joe is deadly serious in his beliefs.
乔在信仰方面非常认真。 - Please try to stay serious!
请尽量保持严肃!
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- Believe me, I'm deadly (= extremely) serious.
需认真思考的;严肃的 - a serious article
一篇严肃的文章 - a serious newspaper
一份严肃的报纸 - an appreciation of serious music
严肃音乐欣赏 - serious drama/fiction
严肃的戏剧/小说
- Why do you waste your time reading that? It's hardly a serious newspaper, is it?
你为什么要浪费时间读那种东西呢?它算不上是严肃报纸,不是吗? - This book is the first serious study of the subject.
这本书是针对该主题的首次认真研究。 - The speech was interesting, if a little serious for such a young audience.
这个演讲很有趣,对这样年轻的观众来说有点严肃。 - It's time for a serious debate about the issue.
该是对这个问题进行严肃辩论的时候了。
- a serious article
重要的;须重视的 - a serious matter
严重事情 - serious questions/concerns/doubts
严重的问题/担忧/疑虑 - serious allegations/charges
严重的指控/指控 - It's time to give serious consideration to this matter.
到了认真考虑这一问题的时候了。 - Please give it some serious thought before you make a decision.
在你做决定之前,请认真考虑一下。 - The subject has received little serious attention.
这个问题很少受到重视。 - We need to get down to the serious business of working out costs.
我们该认真地把成本算出来了。 - The team is a serious contender for the title this year.
该队是今年不可轻视的夺标竞争者。
- a serious matter
- (informal) used to emphasize that there is a large amount of something
(强调大量) - You can earn serious money doing that.
干那个,你能挣一大笔钱。 - I'm ready to do some serious eating (= I am very hungry).
我饿得很,得好好吃一顿。
- You can earn serious money doing that.
bad不好
not silly理智
not joking不是开玩笑
needing thought需思考
important重要
large amount大量
词源late Middle English: from Old French serieux or late Latin seriosus, from Latin serius ‘earnest, serious’.