seriously /ˈsirijəsli/ adverb Learner's definition of SERIOUSLY
[more seriously; most seriously]
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: in a serious way严肃地；严重地；认真地 -
No one was seriously injured in the accident.没人在这场事故中受重伤。
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I thought seriously about death while I was in the hospital.我住院时认真思考过死亡问题。
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You should seriously consider buying a new car.你应当好好考虑买辆新车。
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You don't mean that seriously, do you?你不是认真的，对吧？
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If you like arguing so much, you should be a lawyer! Seriously, you would be good at it. [=I was joking when I said you should be a lawyer, but I actually think you would be good at it]如果你那么喜欢辩论，就应该当律师！说实在的，你一定会干得很不错。
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It was so hot that we nearly melted. But seriously, it was hotter than I've ever experienced.天热得都要把人烤化了。不过说真的，这是我见过的最热的天气。
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(informal) “I'll pay for dinner.” “Seriously?” [=are you being serious when you say that you'll pay for dinner?]“晚餐我买单。”“真的吗？
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: to a large or great degree or extent很；十分 -
I think you are seriously mistaken.我认为你完全弄错了。
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During her first year in the United States, she was seriously [=very, extremely] unhappy.在美国的第一年，她过得非常不开心。
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She's a seriously beautiful woman. [=a very beautiful woman]她是个非常美丽的女子。
take (someone or something) seriously
: to treat (someone or something) as being very important and deserving attention or respect认真对待 -
He takes his religious faith seriously.他是个虔诚的信徒。
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She's well qualified for the job, so she hopes the company will take her seriously.她完全有能力胜任这份工作，因此她希望公司能重视她。
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His parents threatened to punish him, but he didn't take them seriously. [=he didn't believe that they would actually punish him]父母说要惩罚他，但他并不把他们的话当回事。
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Police are taking the matter very seriously.警方正在严肃处理这件事。
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Don't take him seriously—he loves to say crazy things.别把他当回事——他爱说些不切实际的事。
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Most politicians take themselves too seriously. [=think of themselves as being more important than they really are]大多数从政者都太把自己当回事了。