| 单词 | seriousness |
| 释义 | seriousserious /ˈsɪriəs/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective 1SITUATION/PROBLEM a serious situation, problem, accident, etc. is extremely bad or dangerous: Drugs are a serious problem here. Luckily the damage was not serious.a serious illness/injury/accident a serious car accident2NOT JOKING/PRETENDING someone who is serious is not joking or pretending, but really means what he or she says: Is that a serious offer? “I’d like you to come with us.” “Are you serious?”serious about (doing) something Is she serious about quitting her job? Stop pushing me! I’m serious (=used to emphasize that something is important)! My mother was dead serious (=extremely serious), and I knew it. Be serious now (=used to tell someone to stop joking). Marry Jason? You can’t be serious (=used to tell someone that what they have just said sounds impossible to believe)!3CAREFUL careful and thorough: a serious articleserious consideration/thought/attention We’ll give your request serious consideration.4ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP a serious romantic relationship is intended to continue for a long time: It was my first serious relationship.serious about Are you serious about her?a serious boyfriend/girlfriend his first serious girlfriend5QUIET/SENSIBLE someone who is serious is always very sensible and quiet and does not laugh: a serious young man6WORRIED/UNHAPPY not laughing or not seeming happy, because you are worried, unhappy, or think something is very important: The lawyer listened with a serious face.7IMPORTANT important: Work was a serious business to Tom.8SPORT/ACTIVITY ETC. very interested in something, and spending a lot of time involved with it: My brother is a serious golfer.serious about People in France are very serious about their food.9LARGE IN AMOUNT spoken informal used to emphasize that something is large in amount: She’s been earning serious money.10VERY GOOD [only before noun] informal very good and often expensive: That’s a serious computer setup![Origin: 1400–1500 French sérieux, from Late Latin seriosus, from Latin serius]—seriousness noun [uncountable] |
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