一、详细释义:
adj.
严肃的,认真的
例句:
I find it difficult to talk to you about anything serious.
我觉得很难同你谈任何严肃的事。
例句:
Let's have a serious talk about your future.
让我们认真谈一谈你的未来。
严重的;危急的
例句:
There has been serious pollution since industrialization.
自从工业化以来就有了严重的污染。
例句:
The government still face very serious difficulties.
政府仍然面临着非常严峻的困难。
重要的
例句:
I regard this as a serious matter.
我认为这件事很重要。
例句:
Don't laugh boy. This is serious.
小伙子,别笑,这很重要。
庄重的
例句:
He's quite a serious person.
他是一个非常庄重的人。
例句:
Though he is young, he speaks in a serious way.
这个人虽然年轻,但说话的神情很庄重。
二、词义辨析:
earnest,serious,grave,severe,solemn,sober
这些形容词均有“严肃的”之意。earnest指严肃,认真,含诚恳和热情意味。serious指具有关键、严肃或严重意义的事情。grave侧重严肃和尊严,需要认真思考,含令人担忧意味。severe指面孔的严肃,法律的严厉,伤病的严重。着重严厉性,无丝毫温情。solemn指人表情或场景气氛严肃,侧重威严名印象深刻。sober侧重因控制或抑制自己的感情而表现出的庄重。
三、参考例句:
Our error was serious.
我们的错误是严重的。
Why so serious
何必这么严肃认真呢?
Drug-smuggling is a serious crime.
走私毒品是严重的罪行。
I regard this as a serious matter.
我认为这件事很重要。
It is a job requiring serious application.
这是一项需要非常勤奋的工作。
There has been serious pollution since industrialization.
自从工业化以来就有了严重的污染。
Don't worry!It's nothing serious!
别担心!没什么大事!
Blindness is a very serious disability.
失明是非常严重的残疾。
He's quite a serious person.
他是一个非常庄重的人。
These students are in serious financial straits.
这些学生经济上十分困难。