1 ADJ-GRADED 严重的;危急的;令人担忧的 Serious problems or situations are very bad and cause people to be worried or afraid. 严重的;危急的;令人担忧的
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Crime is an increasingly serious problem in Russian society.
犯罪猖獗是俄罗斯社会面临的一个日益严重的问题。
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The government still face very serious difficulties.
政府仍然面临着非常严峻的困难。
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Doctors said his condition was serious but stable.
医生说他的病情很严重，但还算稳定。
SYN grave, bad, critical, worrying
2 ADJ-GRADED 重要的;需要认真考虑的;严肃的 Serious matters are important and deserve careful and thoughtful consideration. 重要的;需要认真考虑的;严肃的
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I regard this as a serious matter.
我认为这件事很重要。
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Don't laugh boy. This is serious.
小伙子，别笑，这很严肃。
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...the serious business of running the country.
治国的大事
SYN important, crucial [informal] , urgent, pressing
3 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 认真的;郑重的;严肃的 When important matters are dealt with in a serious way, they are given careful and thoughtful consideration. 认真的;郑重的;严肃的
SYN thoughtful, detailed, careful, deep
4 ADJ [ADJ n] (音乐、文学作品)严肃的，非供消遣(或娱乐)的 Serious music or literature requires concentration to understand or appreciate it. (音乐、文学作品)严肃的，非供消遣(或娱乐)的
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...serious classical music.
严肃的古典音乐
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There is no point reviewing a blockbuster as you might review a serious novel.
为一部大片写影评时，没必要像为一部严肃小说写书评那样认真谨慎。
5 ADJ-GRADED 认真的;当真的;真心的;郑重其事的 If someone is serious about something, they are sincere about what they are saying, doing, or intending to do. 认真的;当真的;真心的;郑重其事的 [Also + of]
SYN sincere, determined, earnest, resolved
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In all seriousness, there is nothing else I can do.
说实在的，我已经尽力了。
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They had shown a commitment and seriousness of purpose.
他们已经立下承诺，并表达了想要实现目标的诚意。
6 ADJ-GRADED (人)若有所思的，庄重的，严肃的 Serious people are thoughtful and quiet, and do not laugh very often. (人)若有所思的，庄重的，严肃的
SYN solemn, earnest, grave, stern
7 ADJ [ADJ n] (钱等)数目巨大的，大量的 Serious money is a very large amount of money. (钱等)数目巨大的，大量的 [informal]
ThesaurusWord Partnership
| Thesaurus | serious Also look up: |
| ADJ. | crucial, important, significant; (ant.) unimportant 1 2 businesslike, humourless, solemn; (ant.) cheerful 6 |
| Word Partnership | Use serious with: |
| N. | serious accident, serious condition, serious crime, serious danger, serious harm, serious illness, serious injury, serious mistake, serious problem, serious threat, serious trouble 1 serious matter, serious situation 1 2 serious business, serious question 2 serious consideration, serious doubts 3 serious expression, serious face 6 |
| ADV. | potentially serious 1 2 extremely serious, more serious, quite serious, really serious, very serious 1 2 3 5 6 deadly serious 2 5 6 |
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