1. | 不好的；严重的；有危险的bad or dangerous |
a serious illness/problem/offence 严重的疾病╱问题╱罪行 | |
to cause serious injury/damage 导致重伤；造成严重破坏 | |
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。 |
2. | 需认真思考的；严肃的needing to be thought about carefully; not only for pleasure |
a serious article 一篇严肃的文章 | |
a serious newspaper 一份严肃的报纸 | |
It's time to give serious consideration to this matter. 到了认真考虑这一问题的时候了。 |
3. | 重要的；须重视的that must be treated as important |
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。 |
4. | 严肃的；稳重的thinking about things in a careful and sensible way; not silly |
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。 |
5. | 当真的；认真的sincere about sth; not joking or meant as a joke |
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。 | |
Is she serious about wanting to sell the house? 她真想把房子卖掉吗？ | |
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。 | |
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！ |
6. | (informal) （强调大量）used to emphasize that there is a large amount of sth |
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。 |
