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ADJ-GRADED
嚴重的;危急的;令人擔憂的
Serious problems or situations are very bad and cause people to be worried or afraid.
例句
Crime is an increasingly serious problem in Russian society...
犯罪猖獗是俄羅斯社會面臨的一個日益嚴重的問題。
The government still face very serious difficulties...
政府仍然面臨著非常嚴峻的困難。
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ADJ-GRADED
重要的;需要認真考慮的;嚴肅的
Serious matters are important and deserve careful and thoughtful consideration.
例句
I regard this as a serious matter...
我認為這件事很重要。
Don't laugh boy. This is serious.
小伙子,別笑,這很嚴肅。
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ADJ-GRADED
認真的;鄭重的;嚴肅的
When important matters are dealt with in a serious way, they are given careful and thoughtful consideration.
例句
My parents never really faced up to my drug use in any serious way...
我父母從未認真地正視過我的吸毒問題。
It was a question which deserved serious consideration.
這是一個值得認真考慮的問題。
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ADJ
(音樂、文學作品)嚴肅的,非供消遣(或娛樂)的
Serious music or literature requires concentration to understand or appreciate it.
例句
...serious classical music...
嚴肅的古典音樂
There is no point reviewing a blockbuster as you might review a serious novel.
為一部大片寫影評時,沒必要像為一部嚴肅小說寫書評那樣認真謹慎。
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ADJ-GRADED
認真的;當真的;真心的;鄭重其事的
If someone is serious about something, they are sincere about what they are saying, doing, or intending to do.
例句
You really are serious about this, aren't you?...
你這話的確是發自內心的,是不是?
I hope you're not serious.
我希望你不是認真的。
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ADJ-GRADED
(人)若有所思的,莊重的,嚴肅的
Serious people are thoughtful and quiet, and do not laugh very often.
例句
He's quite a serious person...
他是一個非常一本正經的人。
She looked at me with big, serious eyes.
她睜大眼睛若有所思地看著我。
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ADJ
(錢等)數目巨大的,大量的
Serious money is a very large amount of money.
例句
He started earning serious money only in the sixties.
他在 60 年代才開始掙大錢。