serge /s3：d3； NAmE S3：rd3/ noun [U] a type of strong
doth made of wool, used for making clothes 哔机：a blue serge suit —套;k色哔叽西服
sergeant /'sa:d3ant; NAmE *sa:rd3-/ noun [abbr. Sergt,
Sgt) 1
a member of one of the middle ranks in the army and the air force, below an officer 陆'军'(或空军，)..:丰 士■Sergeant Sdter 索尔.特.中、±r ’一 see
also flight sergeant, staff Sergeant 2
(in Britain) a police officer just below the rank of an inspector ('英国警 察）巡佐 3 (in the US) a police
officer just below the rank of a lieutenant
or captain (美国警察）警佐
—see also sarge
sergeant 丨major nown (often used as a title 常用作头 4t) 1 a soldier of
middle rank in the British army who is responsible for helping the officer who
organizes the affairs of a particular regiment
(= a large group of soldiers)准尉副官（英国陆军中的团行败助理）2 a soldier in the
serial /'siarial; NAmE'sir-/ noun, adj. m noun a story on television
or the radio, or in a magazine, that is broadcast or published in several
separate parts电视连续剧；广播连续剧；杂志连载小说
madj.
1 [usually before nounj (technical
7|<:i§) arranged in a series 序排列的；排成系却的：■ tasfo carried
out in the same serid order 按同 序完成的任务 2
[onty before noun] doing the same thing in the same way several times连续品；多次的：a serfa〖 rapist —个连续作案的强
奸孤 3 [only before noun]
(of a story, etc.小说等）broadcast or published in several separate parts 以■:逢续剧形
式播出病;连载的：a novdin series /orm —部连_小也
► seri<aMy /-iali/ adv.
seri-al-ize {BrEalso -ise)/'siarialaiz; NAmE'sir-/ verfc[VN] to publish or
broadcast sth in parts as a 'serial 连载■;连 播：77ie noveZ was
serialized on TV
fn six
parts•这部. '小说分A集在电视上播出。►
seri.al.iza.tion，-isa.tion /.siarialai'zeijn; NAmE .siriala'z-/ noun [C, U] ： a news- paper serialization
o/t/ie boofc 这部书在报上的连载
serial 'killer noun a person who murders
several people one after the other in a similar way 连幾作案的 谋#犯；‘连环M手
serial number noun a number put on a
product, such as a camera，television，etc. in order to identify, it 序歹ij
'号丨编夸’'
serial port noun {computing if) a point on a computer where you
connect a device such as a mouse that sends or receives data one bit at a time 串行端口 sef-ies /'siariiz; NAmE'sir-/ noun {pi. ser-ies)
1 [C，usually.sing.]〜of sth several events
or things of a similar kind that happen one after the other —系歹!}; 连续；接连：The incident sparked
.off a whole series of events that nobody had/oreseen.那一事件..引:发.出一旌_ 谁都没有料到的事。◊ the kitest in
a series 〇/artides
on the nature .〇/modern society.论现代社会牲质:的系列
;文章■中最新的一篇 2 [C]
a set of radio or television programmes that deal with the same subject or that
have the same characters 广播或电视上题材或角色
相同的）系列令自 3 [C]
(s/?o/t 在）a set of sports games
played between the same two teams (两&之间的）系’ 列土赛：.the JVorW Series (=
in baseball),也界系知
■美国职业棒球锦标赛◊ £ng〖and have Zost t/ie
Test series ..(= of cricket
matches) agafnst India.英格兰板球队在 同印度队的系列比赛中畚败。4 [U，C] (fedm/a?/未语)an
electrical circuit in which the
current passes through all the parts in the correct order 串联 serif /'serif/ noun a short line at the
top or bottom of some .styles of printed letters 衬线，截堯（部分印刷体
的西文字母顶端或底部的短线）：a sen/ iype/ace衬线字 体 _ compare
sans serif ser-IOUS tH*/'siarias; NAmE'sir-/ adj.
►
BAD不好1 bad or dangerous不好的；严重的；有危险
的：a serious f Hrress/pro Wem/oj^Tence 严重的疾病 / 问 —/ 罪行◊ to cause serious
injury/damage 导备S伤； 造成，严 II 破环◊ pose a serious threat to security.他
们:.对安全‘成严重威胁。、◊ The
corwequences。couid: serious.后果可能是严重的。
NEEPING
THOUGHT 需思考 2 needing
to be thought
819
about carefully; not only for
pleasure•需认真思考的；严
肃的：.a.serious artide —篇严肃的文章◊ a serious newspaper
—’份严.肃 的报纸 ◊
ft’s time to give serious xonsitier- ation to this matter到了4人真考虑这一问题的时候孓。
►
IMPORTANT 重要 3 that must be treated as important 重 ■要■的；」须重.视的：We need to get down to the serious busfnes5_o/worfcing
out costs•我们该认真地把成本算出_ 了。二:◊
r/ie team is a serious contender/or t/ie tide this year.该队是今年不可轻视的夺标竞争者。
NOT
SILLY 理智 4 thinking about things in a careful and
sensible way; not Silly 严肃的；：稳重的：Be serious /or a
moment;.thii is fmportcmt.严肃点凡'，：这件事很重要。
◊
J’m q/irafd J’m not a very serious person.恐怕我不最一
个非常严肃的人。
►
NOT JOKING 不是开玩笑 5 〜（about sb/sth)丨 ~ (about
doing sth) sincere about sth;
not joking or meant as a’joke 当.真.的认真的.：Believe me, Tm deadly (=extremely) serious.枏樯我，我绝对；i当真的。◊ Don’t Zaugh, it’s a serious suggestion.别笑，.;这是一条严 ■肃，的'建议。1 ◊Js^she serious about wanting to seH
the house?她真想把房子卖掉吗？ ◊
He’s reaHy serious about .Pemiy and wants to get engaged,他对.彭尼的确是认真 的，他想跟她订婚。◊ (/n/om7fl/) you can’t be serious (=you must be
joking)你一定 4 在开玩笑吧！ ◊
Ybu think
I did it? Be serious! (= what you suggest is ridicu- lous)你认为这是我干的？别开玩笑了！ .
►
LARGE AMOUNT 大M- 6 (//i/orma/) used to
emphasize that there is a large amount of sth (强调大量）：You can earn serious money dofng
that•:于那个，，你能挣一大笔
钱。◊ J’m ready to do some serious eating (= I am
very hungry).我饿得很，得好好吃一顿。
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
serious
grave ♦ earnest ♦ solemn
These
words all describe sb who thinks and behaves carefully and sensibly, but often
without much joy or laughter.以上各词均形容人严肃、稳重、认真。
serious thinking about things in
a careful and sensible way;, not .laughing about sth 指严，肃的稳重.： 的‘.、■'认:真的:■ 他
并七完是一个非常严肃的人。◊ Be s^r/ot/s /or a momenC/s /s /‘wporfflnf.严肃点儿，这件事很重要。
grave father formal) (of a person) serious in manner, as if sth
sad, important, or worrying has just happened指人产肃、生严、沉汝edmy grave £?sente/枚/ fhe rao/Ti.他进屋树表情非常
严肃。
efairhiestserioys and sincere指认真的、诚实的：真诚
■的：The earnest young doctor answered all our
ns.这个认真的年轻医生回笞了我们所有的
Solemn
looking
or sounding very seripus, without smiling; done or said in a very serious and
sincere
way指表情严肃的、冷峻的、庄严的、郑重的：Her ;
喊ong/^wso/emn.她的表情显得严肃起來。々
I
made a solemn promise that I would return,
承诺我会回来的。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
匾 a(n}
sprious/grave/eamest/solemn expression/face
■
a'(n). serious/earnest xonversation/talk 蔔 a
seriocis/sol6mn mood/atmosphere
■
to be/become serious/grave/earnest/sotemn
■
to look/sound serious/grave/earnest/sol’emn
■s
very/ext.remely
serious/grave/earnest/solemn
Ser-IQIIS-ly /'siariasli;
NAmE'sir-/ adv.
1+in_a serious way严重地；一肃地；认真地：to be seriously i〖l/injured 重病；重伤.◊
you’re not seriously expecting me to bdieve that?你不是真的以为我会相信那