seriously

adv.

1. 严重地；严肃地；认真地
   in a serious way
   1. to be seriously ill/injured
      重病；重伤
   2. You're not seriously expecting me to believe that?
      你不是真的以为我会相信那样的话吧？
   3. They are seriously concerned about security.
      他们非常关注安全问题。
   4. Smoking can seriously damage your health.
      吸烟会严重损害你的健康。
2. （用于句首，表示转为谈正事）说正经的，说实在的
   used at the beginning of a sentence to show a change from joking to being more serious
   1. Seriously though, it could be really dangerous.
      不过说实在的，这事说不好真的很危险。
3. 非常；极其
   very; extremely
   1. They're seriously rich.
      他们极为富有。

1. ADV 严肃地;认真地;正经地
   You use seriously to indicate that you are not joking and that you really mean what you say.
   1. Seriously, I only smoke in the evenings.
      真的，我只在晚上抽烟。
2. CONVENTION (用以询问对方的话是否是认真的)当真,真的.
   You say 'seriously' when you are surprised by what someone has said, as a way of asking them if they really mean it.
   1. 'I tried to chat him up at the general store.' He laughed. 'Seriously?'
      “我在杂货店里试图跟他搭讪来着。”他笑着说。“真的?”
3. See also: serious
4. PHRASE 认真对待;把…看得很重要
   If you take someone or something seriously, you believe that they are important and deserve attention.
   1. It's hard to take them seriously in their pretty grey uniforms...
      他们穿着帅气的灰色制服时，很难对他们郑重其事起来。
   2. The phrase was not meant to be taken seriously.
      此话不必当真。

1. You must take the whole project more seriously if you are to succeed
   如果你想成功的话，你必须更认真地对待整个项目。
2. He not only wants to be taken seriously as a musician, but as a poet too.
   他不仅希望被人当成一个真正的音乐家，还希望被看成一个诗人。
3. They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent
   他们真的相信死刑具有威慑作用。
4. Poor diet and excess smoking will seriously damage the health of your hair.
   不合理饮食和过度吸烟会严重损害头发的健康。
5. It criticises the main contractor for seriously erring in its original estimates
   它批评主要承包商在其最初估价中犯了严重的错误。
6. You have to wonder how anyone could say that seriously and with a straight face.
   你一定会惊奇怎么会有人能绷着脸、一本正经地说出那些话。
7. It would clearly be fatal for Europe to quarrel seriously with America
   欧洲若与美国反目显然会有致命的后果。
8. Fortunately for me, my friend saw that something was seriously wrong
   对我来说幸运的是，我的朋友发现了非常严重的错误。
9. More seriously for him, there are members who say he is wrong on this issue.
   对他来说更严重的是，有成员说他在这个问题上错了。
10. The medical reports really must have suggested that he was really seriously hurt.
    医学报告肯定已经指出他伤得的确很重。
11. Parents, to paraphrase Philip Larkin, can seriously damage your health
    菲利普·拉金的意思是：父母可能会严重损害你的健康。
12. The support systems to enable women to realize their potential at work are seriously inadequate
    使妇女在工作中发挥潜力的支持体系严重不足。
13. This has forced the United States to seriously reconsider its position
    这迫使美国重新认真考虑自己的立场。
14. I ran up against the problem of getting taken seriously long before I became a writer
    我突然遇到了这样的问题：虽然还没有成为作家，却过早受到了重视。
15. Seriously, I only smoke in the evenings.
    真的，我只在晚上抽烟。
16. 'I tried to chat him up at the general store.' He laughed. 'Seriously?'
    “我在杂货店里试图跟他搭讪来着。”他笑着说。“真的？”
17. It's hard to take them seriously in their pretty grey uniforms
    他们穿着帅气的灰色制服时，很难对他们郑重其事起来。
18. The phrase was not meant to be taken seriously.
    此话不必当真。
19. Tourism, which is a major source of income for the city, may be seriously affected.
    作为该市主要收入来源的旅游业可能会受到严重影响。
20. Within a few days she had become seriously ill, suffering great pain and discomfort
    几天的时间，她就病得很严重了，疼痛难忍，周身不舒服。
21. These gases would seriously damage the patient's respiratory system.
    这些毒气会严重损害患者的呼吸系统。
22. This approach is now seriously out of step with the times
    这种方法如今与时代潮流严重脱节。
23. The wonder is that Olivier was not seriously hurt.
    奥利维尔伤得不重，真是奇迹。
24. Such an important problem should be discussed seriously.
    如此重要的问题应认真讨论。
25. It will seriously interfere with the progress of the work.
    它将严重干扰工作的进展。
26. You must think it over seriously.
    你得认真考虑一下。
27. Seriously, are you going or not?
    真格的，你到底去不去？
28. Strategically we should despise all our enemies, but tactically we should take them all seriously.
    在战略上我们要藐视一切敌人，在战术上我们要重视一切敌人。
29. I was only joking; who would have thought he would take it seriously.
    我是开玩笑，谁知他竟当真了。
30. Don't take her too seriously; she's only flirting with you.
    别把她太当真，她只不过是在和你调情罢了。

adv.

take sb/sth seriously

• 认真对待
  to think that sb/sth is important and deserves your attention and respect
  1. We take threats of this kind very seriously.
     我们对这类威胁非常重视。
  2. Why can't you ever take anything seriously?
     你怎么对什么都不当回事呢？

adv

1. to a severe or serious degree
   1. fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
   2. badly injured
   3. a severely impaired heart
   4. is gravely ill
   5. was seriously ill

   Synonym:    badlyseverelygravely

2. in a serious manner
   1. talking earnestly with his son
   2. she started studying snakes in earnest
   3. a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce

   Synonym:    earnestlyin earnest