seriously
adv
1 in a serious way 严肃地; 庄重地; 启发性地; 严重地; 认真地
speak seriously to her about it 跟她认真地谈谈这件事
seriously ill, injured, etc 病得、 伤得...很重.
2 (infml 口) (used at the beginning of a sentence when turning to a serious matter 用以将话题转到正经事上, 置於句首)
Seriously though, you could really hurt yourself doing that. 说正经的, 你那样做可真要自讨苦吃了. =>Usage at hopeful 用法见hopeful.
3 (idm 习语) take sb/sth seriously regard sb/sth as important and worth treating with respect 认真对待某人[某事物]
You can't take her promises seriously
she never keeps her word. 她答应的事不必当真, 她从来说话不算数.
I take this threat very seriously. 我认为这种威胁非同小可.
If you want to send a letter to an office abroad that is in a different time zone, you can send a fax, and it will be received even though the office is not open.
如果你要寄信到不同时区的国外办公室,你可以发个传真,即使办公室不开门,信也会被收到。
The kiwi, which is New Zealand's national bird, is one of these types of flightless birds.