serious

a serious illness

严重的疾病

There were no reports of serious injuries.

没有接到有人重伤的报告。

The new tax regulations have landed some of the smaller companies in serious trouble.

新的纳税规定使一些较小的公司陷入了严重的困境。

Drugs have become a serious problem in a lot of schools.

吸毒在许多学校已经成了很严重的问题。

This is a very serious offence.

这是非常严重的违法行为。

He's been taken to hospital where his condition is described as serious but stable.

他被送到了医院，医生说他病情严重但是比较稳定。

Please don't laugh – I'm being serious.

请不要笑——我是认真的。

He was wearing a very serious expression and I knew something was wrong.

他一脸严肃，我就知道出问题了。

On the surface it's a very funny novel but it does have a more serious underlying theme.

表面上看，这是一部非常滑稽的小说，但它确实有更为深刻的主题。

I remember her as a very serious child.

我记得她是个不爱笑的小孩。

Is she serious about going to live abroad?

她真的想移居国外吗？

She's had a lot of boyfriends but Simon's the only one she's been serious about.

她有很多男朋友，但西蒙是她唯一真正爱的人。

That's an interesting job offer – I'd give it some serious consideration if I were you.

那是个有意思的工作机会——我要是你的话就会认真考虑一下。

We've got some serious talking to do, you and me.

我们有点重要的事情要谈，就你我两个人。

We did some fairly serious walking over the weekend.

我们周末走了很多路。

I mean we're talking serious (= a large amount of) money, right?

我的意思是我们在谈很大一笔钱，是吗？

This is a serious wine, Belle, you have to try some.

这是上好的葡萄酒，贝儿，你得尝尝。