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.
It's quite simple. You put a very hot, wet cloth on your shoulder for one minute. Then put a packet of frozen peas on the shoulder for one minute. And so on and so on.
很简单。你把一块很热的湿布敷在肩膀上一分钟。然后把一包冻豌豆敷在肩膀上一分钟。这样反复几次。
Thus one simple fact, a change in the number of bison, had an effect on the whole wildlife chain of the plains.