serge /s3id3; NAmE S3:rd3/ noun
[U] a type of strong doth made of wool, used for making clothes # R/l: a blue serge suit —
sergeant /'sa:d3ant; NAmf '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 )
4>
± : Sergeant Salter % # A■ ±''— see also flight
sergeant, staff
sergeant 2 (in
.sergeant 'major noun (often used as a title A
jt) 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) £ S T (ft ) 2 a
soldier in the
)
serial /'siarial; NAmE 'sir-/ noun,
adj.
*
noun a story on television
or the radio, or in a magazine, that is broadcast or published in several
separate
parts mmmm-, rm&mm-,
madj. 1 [usually before noun] (technical
Ain) arranged in a series Kl: tasks
carried out in the
same serial order # 2 [only before
noun] doing the same thing
in the same way several times a
serial rapist
ftf ^ 3 [only before
noun] (of a story, etc. /Ju&^f)
broadcast or published in several separate parts lAxi Mil a
novel in serial form —
► seri-al-ly /-iali/ adv.
serialize (BrE also -ise) /'siarialaiz; NAmE 'sir-/ verb [VN] to publish or
broadcast sth in parts as a serial ^
fit: The novel was
serialized on TV in six parts. & g|S J/Jn# # AJt & ffe M
± jf tB o ►
seri-al-iza-tion, -isation /.siarialai'zeijn; NAmE .siriala’z-/
noun [C, U] • a newspaper
serialization of the book .serial 'killer noun a person who murders
several people one after the other in a similar way
imm "
'serial
number noun a number put on a
product, such as a camera, television, etc. in order to identify it jf^ij -*§•;
'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 P
ser ies 0*w /'siariiz;
NAmE 'sir-/ noun {pi. ser-ies)
1 [G, usually sing.] ~ of sth
several
events or things of a similar kind that happen one after the other — % 3\;
;
flti: The incident sparked off a whole series
of events that nobody had foreseen. -- #4J ‘M ^
Aff'J O the latest in a series
of articles on
the nature of modern
society
X A T ft Iff — Jli 2 [C] a set of radio or television
programmes that deal with the same subject or that have the same characters ( AlftM
[W] ^ 3\ 1? @ 3 [C] (sport
W) a set of sports games
played between the same two
teams ( MPAT.|hJI$ ) %. H tb A
: the
World Series {= in baseball) tk # fk 3\ 0
MMm ) : a serif typeface Hm:
ffc
— compare sans serif ser ious 0-w /'siarias; NAmE
'sir-/ adj.
►
BAD A'fcf 1 bad or dangerous
T&F&A Wfal
: a serious
illness/problem/offence /“ M ^ ^ fA / fri gg / fr ff 0 to cause serious
injury/damage iSSrlHA;
MSW
o They
pose a serious threat to security, fib fll it :2c f* S M o o The consequences could
be
serious,
NEEDING
THOUGHT ft ® f 2 needing to be thought
1819 seriously
about carefully; not only for
pleasure ft
iAAS1#; f* a serious article — jiff*iff0 a serious newspaper fg,IK O It’s time to give serious
consider
ation to this matter. 3\ 7N IS 7 „
►
IMPORTANT Ji || 3 that must be treated as
important If ^ $J; 4M M (ft : We need to
get down to the serious business of working out costs.
To
0 The team is a serious contender for the title
this year. »
►
NOT SILLY f®|? 4 thinking about things in a
careful and sensible way; not silly /“* It ; It It
&A Be serious for a moment; this is important.
0 I’m afraid I’m not a
very serious person. Sffi '
►
NOT JOKING ~ (about sb/sth) | ~ (about
doing sth) sincere about sth; not joking or meant as
a joke ^
M (tfJ ; iA M W : Believe me, I’m deadly (= extremely) serious, fg ft ^ M ^ M 0 0
Don’t laugh, it’s a serious suggestion. /ie
It O Is she
serious about wanting to sell the
house? M ? O He’s really serious about
Penny and wants to get engaged. ftbjtf0jBl$ilJl
,
ftb {ft M o 0 {informaf) You
can’t be serious! (= you must be joking) ffc—0 You think I did it? Be
serious! (= what you suggest is
ridiculous) f^iAA^^UcT^? mm£7.\
►
LARGE AMOUNT A m 6 {informal) used to emphasize that
there is a large amount of
sth ( ) : You can
earn serious money doing
that.
TIPT, ff tb# —-A^ Ho o I’m ready to do some serious eating (= I am very hungry).
SYNONYMS [^^^]^#f
serious
grave ♦ earnest ♦ solemn
These
words all describe sb who thinks and behaves carefully and sensibly, but often
without much joy or laughter. MM,
serious
thinking
about things in a careful and sensible way; not laughing about sth HffTtfe ,
iAil-fiA He’s not really a very serious person, ffe T4b't/IElt^
Ac o Be serious for a moment; this is
important. AAfAJL, grave {rather formal) (of a person) serious
in manner, as if sth sad, important, or worrying has just happened ftAf5^-,
ji/A tftlt: He looked very grave as he entered the room. ffejftMNA'I# jP#
rfL
earnest serious and sincere
f&iAftllA , AM
t\/']: The earnest
young doctor answered all our questions. ^T^fflNr^
InJMo
solemn looking or sounding
very serious, without smiling; done or said in a very serious and sincere way!H|fc*rm«i, wm-. Her
expression grew solemn. o
/ made a solemn promise that I would return. TAPIf
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
m a(n)
serious/grave/earnest/solemn expression/face
■
a(n) serious/earnest conversation/talk
■
a serious/solemn mood/atmosphere
■
to be/become serious/grave/earnest/solemn
■
to look/sound serious/grave/earnest/solemn
■
very/extremely serious/grave/earnest/solemn
ser ious ly <H* /'sioriasli; NAmE 'sir-/ adv.
1
in a serious way iAAKb: to be
seriously ill/injured ]f 0 You’re not seriously
expecting me to believe that?