| 单词 | serious |
| 释义 | serious (once / 46 pages) adj Any important situation is serious, and this word is also the opposite of humorous and playful. If you're frowning, someone might say, "Why so serious?" This is a word for people and situations where there's no fooling around. If you're staring at the computer screen, typing quickly, you look serious. If you are in a car accident, that's a serious situation. Some people are more serious than others. If you're always making jokes and smiling, then you're not that serious. One place everyone needs to be serious is at a funeral home. WORD FAMILYserious: overserious, seriouser, seriousest, seriously, seriousness+/overserious: overseriously/seriousness: seriousnesses USAGE EXAMPLESIn Louisiana, there was also relatively serious damage in the southwestern parishes of Beauregard and Allen, including the town of Reeves. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Pneumonia is a serious and potentially fatal disease. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Let’s not joke over such a serious matter. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj of great consequence marriage is a serious matter Syn important, of import of great significance or value 2adj requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve raised serious objections to the proposal the plan has a serious flaw Syn difficult, hard not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure 3adj completely lacking in playfulness Syn|Ant sober, unplayful playful full of fun and high spirits coltish, frolicky, frolicsome, rollicking, sportivegiven to merry frolicking devilish, rascally, roguishplayful in an appealingly bold way elfin, elfish, elvishusually good-naturedly mischievous arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wickednaughtily or annoyingly playful frisky, kittenishplayful like a lively kitten mocking, quizzical, teasingplayfully vexing (especially by ridicule) 4adj appealing to the mind a serious book Syn good intellectual appealing to or using the intellect 5adj concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities a serious student of history a serious attempt to learn to ski gave me a serious look a serious young man are you serious or joking? Don't be so serious! Syn|Ant earnest, sincere, solemn characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions grave, sedate, sober, solemndignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises overseriousexcessively serious realnot to be taken lightly serious-minded, thoughtfulacting with or showing thought and good sense soberingtending to make sober or more serious solidof a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial frivolous not serious in content or attitude or behavior superficialconcerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, sillylacking seriousness; given to frivolity flighty, flyaway, head-in-the-clouds, scatterbrainedguided by whim and fancy flippant, light-mindedshowing inappropriate levity idle, lightsilly or trivial lightintended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound trivialconcerned with trivialities 6adj causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm a serious wound a serious turn of events Syn dangerous, grave, grievous, life-threatening, severe critical being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency |
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