earnestness

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/ˈɝː.nɪst.nəs/ noun determination and seriousness, especially when this is without humour: Sincerity and earnestness are his strong points. 真诚和恳切是他的强项。

seriousness

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/ˈsɪr.i.əs.nəs/ noun the state of being serious, rather than intending to be funny: In all seriousness now , I do think there's a problem here that we need to straighten out. 现在说正经的——我确实认为这儿有个问题我们得解决。

conscientiousness

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/ˌkɑːn.ʃiˈen.ʃəs.nəs/ noun the quality of working hard and being careful: His conscientiousness and maturity impressed faculty members. 他的认真和成熟给教职员工留下了深刻的印象。

diligence

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/ˈdɪl.ə.dʒəns/ noun approving the quality of working carefully and with a lot of effort: She hoped that her diligence would be noticed at work. 她希望她的勤奋能在单位里得到注意。

intensity

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/ɪnˈten.sə.t̬i/ noun the quality of being very serious and having strong emotions or opinions: The intensity of their relationship was causing problems. 他们关系中所牵涉的感情强烈得引发了问题。

precision

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/prəˈsɪʒ.ən/ noun approving the qualities of being careful and accurate: His books are a pleasure to read because he writes with such clarity and precision. 他的书读起来赏心悦目，因为他的写作清晰而又严谨。

认真地

intensely

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/ɪnˈtens.li/ C2 adverb in a very serious way that shows strong emotions or opinions: My mother stood us up and looked at us intensely for a minute. 我妈妈让我们站起来，盯着我们足足看了一分钟。

earnestly

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/ˈɝː.nɪst.li/ adverb in a serious and determined way, often without humour: He hopes school officials will continue to work earnestly to ensure the rights of their minority students. 他希望学校官员继续认真工作，确保少数民族学生的权利。

carefully

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/ˈker.fəl.i/ A2 adverb with great attention: She carefully folded the letter and put it in her pocket. 她小心地将信折好，放进口袋。

seriously

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/ˈsɪr.i.əs.li/ B2 adverb in a serious way, not joking: Seriously now, did he really say that or are you just being silly? 现在说正经的，他真的这么说，还是你在瞎编？

conscientiously

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/ˌkɑːn.ʃiˈen.ʃəs.li/ adverb in a careful way that involves a lot of effort: They did their job conscientiously. 他们认真地做着自己的工作。

diligently

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/ˈdɪl.ə.dʒənt.li/ adverb approving in a way that is careful and uses a lot of effort: He worked diligently to prepare himself for this three-week tournament. 他努力为这场为期三周的比赛做准备。

认真的

serious

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/ˈsɪr.i.əs/ B1 adjective not joking or intended to be funny: Please don't laugh - I'm being serious. 请不要笑——我是认真的。

intense

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/ɪnˈtens/ C2 adjective Intense people are very serious, and usually have strong emotions or opinions. an intense young man 认真的年轻人

earnest

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/ˈɝː.nɪst/ adjective serious and determined, especially too serious and unable to find your own actions funny: He was a very earnest young man. 他是个非常认真的年轻人。

careful

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/ˈker.fəl/ A2 adjective giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident, make a mistake, or damage something: Be careful with the glasses. 小心玻璃杯。

conscientious

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/ˌkɑːn.ʃiˈen.ʃəs/ C1 adjective putting a lot of effort into your work: a conscientious student 认真的学生

serious

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/ˈsɪr.i.əs/ adjective determined to follow a particular plan of action: Is she serious about going to live abroad? 她真的想移居国外吗？

for real

B2 phrase informal real, not pretended: I thought it was just a drill but apparently it was for real. 我还以为是消防演习呢，但显然是真的失火了。

过分认真

overearnest

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/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɝː.nɪst/ adjective too serious and determined, especially so serious that you are unable to find your own actions funny: She's an over-earnest director who's made a handful of second-rate films.

认真考虑

think sth over

B2 phrase to consider an idea or plan carefully before making a decision: I'll think it over and give you an answer next week. 我会认真考虑的，下周给你答复。

think sth through

B2 phrase to carefully consider the possible results of doing something: I need some time to think it through - I don't want to make any sudden decisions. 我需要一些时间来考虑这件事——我不想匆忙作决定。

put your thinking cap on

phrase to think seriously about something: I need some interesting suggestions so if you can put your thinking cap on I'd be grateful. 我需要一些有意思的建议，如果你能帮我好好想想，我会很感激。

turn sth over

phrase to think about something for a period of time: His father had been turning the idea over in his mind for some time. 他父亲反复考虑这个想法已经有一段时间了。

take sb/sth seriously

B2 phrase to consider a person, subject, or situation to be important or dangerous and worth your attention or respect: The police have to take any terrorist threat seriously. 警方必须认真对待任何恐怖分子的威胁。

consider

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/kənˈsɪd.ɚ/ B1 verb to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision: Don't make any decisions before you've considered the situation. 在仔细考虑过这个问题之前别作任何决定。

认真思考

reflect

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/rɪˈflekt/ B2 verb formal to think carefully, especially about possibilities and opinions: The manager demanded time to reflect (on what to do). 经理要求给他一些时间好好想一想（怎么办）。

认真搜索

scour

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/ˈskaʊ.ɚ/ verb to search a place or thing very carefully in order to try to find something: The police are scouring the area for the missing child. 警方在这个地区四处搜查，寻找失踪的孩子。

认真搜寻

comb

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/koʊm/ verb to search a place or an area very carefully in order to find something: The police combed the whole area for evidence. 警方为了寻找证据搜遍了整个地区。

认真研究

do your homework

phrase to study a subject or situation carefully so that you know a lot about it and can deal with it successfully: It was obvious that she had done her homework and thoroughly prepared for her interview. 很显然她为面试做足了功课，准备很充分。

严肃认真

in deadly earnest

phrase mainly UK completely serious: These fanatics are in deadly earnest when they say they want to destroy all forms of government. 这些狂热分子声称要摧毁所有形式的政府时，他们可不是说着玩，是完全当真的。

不认真地考虑

dally with sth

phrase to consider or imagine an idea, subject, or plan, but not in a serious way: He had occasionally dallied with the idea of starting his own business, but he had never actually done anything about it. 他偶尔也曾幻想过自己去开个公司，但却从未真正付诸行动。

flirt with sth

phrase to consider doing something, but not seriously, or to be interested in something for a short time: I'm flirting with the idea of taking a year off and travelling round the world. 我心血来潮，想休假一年去周游世界。

不认真思考的

non-thinking

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/ˌnɑːnˈθɪŋ.kɪŋ/ adjective mainly disapproving (of a person) not thinking carefully or seriously about what you do or believe: Litter and broken bottles had been left all over the park by non-thinking festival goers. 公园里到处都是不替他人着想的节日游客留下的垃圾和碎瓶子。

不太认真地考虑

toy with sth

phrase to consider something or doing something, but not in a very serious way, and without making a decision: We're toying with the idea of going to Peru next year. 我们动了明年去秘鲁的念头。

不需要认真对待的

non-serious

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/ˌnɑːnˈsɪr.i.əs/ adjective not needing or deserving your complete attention: She sees rock music as a non-serious art form. 她认为摇滚乐不是一种严肃的艺术形式。

经过认真思考

advisedly

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/ədˈvaɪ.zɪd.li/ adverb formal If you say you are using a word advisedly, you mean you are choosing it after thinking about it very carefully. This action is barbaric - and I use the word advisedly. 这是野蛮的行径——我这样说是经过深思熟虑的。

开始认真地做事

get religion

phrase humorous US to start doing something in a serious and careful way: I get religion each time I do my income tax - I always wonder why I didn't keep better records. 每当我计算个人所得税时就会认真起来－－我总是奇怪为什么自己没有把记录保持得好一些。

开始认真对待

get down to sth

B2 phrase to start to direct your efforts and attention towards something: I've got a lot of work to do, but I can't seem to get down to it. 我有好多工作要做，可我好像就是没法安下心来去做。

开始认真注意

get down to sth

B2 phrase to start to direct your efforts and attention towards something: I've got a lot of work to do, but I can't seem to get down to it. 我有好多工作要做，可我好像就是没法安下心来去做。

认真刻苦的

diligent

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/ˈdɪl.ə.dʒənt/ adjective approving careful and using a lot of effort: a diligent student 用功的学生

认真倾听的

attentive

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/əˈten.t̬ɪv/ adjective listening carefully: an attentive audience 全神贯注的听众

认真思考的

thinking

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/ˈθɪŋ.kɪŋ/ adjective Thinking people use their minds to consider things carefully. All thinking people realize that we must stop wasting our natural resources. 所有有头脑的人都意识到，我们必须停止浪费自然资源。

认真挑选出

pick sb/sth out

phrase to recognize, find, or make a choice among different people or things in a group: Can you pick out the three deliberate mistakes in this paragraph? 你能找出这一段中3个故意犯的错误吗？

认真仔细的

painstaking

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/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ.kɪŋ/ adjective extremely careful and correct, and involving a lot of effort: It took months of painstaking research to write the book. 这本书是经过好几个月的苦心研究才写出来的。

是认真的

be in earnest

phrase to be speaking honestly: I thought he was joking - I didn't realize he was in earnest. 我还以为他在开玩笑——没想到他是认真的。

mean business

phrase informal to want very much to achieve something

坦率认真地谈话

talk turkey

phrase US informal to discuss something honestly and directly: OK, let's talk turkey - you're broke and you don't have work. What are you going to do? 好，我们就别绕弯子了——你没钱了，又没有工作。你怎么办呢？

未经认真考虑地

fatuously

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/ˈfætʃ.u.əs.li/ adverb formal in a way that is stupid, not correct, or not carefully thought about: They chattered fatuously about old movies. 他们喋喋不休地谈论着老电影。

未经认真考虑的

fatuous

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/ˈfætʃ.u.əs/ adjective formal stupid, not correct, or not carefully thought about: a fatuous idea 愚蠢的想法

须认真处理的

to be reckoned with

phrase worth taking seriously because of being powerful, important, or good: Are unions still a force to be reckoned with? 工会势力依然需要受重视吗？

需要认真对待的

serious

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/ˈsɪr.i.əs/ B2 adjective needing or deserving your complete attention: 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。

严格认真地

scrupulously

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/ˈskruː.pjə.ləs.li/ adverb in a very careful way that makes sure everything is done exactly as it should be: A hospital must be kept scrupulously clean. 医院必须严格保持清洁。

严格认真的

scrupulous

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/ˈskruː.pjə.ləs/ adjective extremely honest: A scrupulous politician would not lie about her business interests. 一个光明磊落的政治家并不会隐瞒自己的职务权益。

严肃认真地

formally

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/ˈfɔːr.mə.li/ C1 adverb in a serious and correct way: He was formally dressed in a grey suit. 他身着庄重的灰色西服。

再认真看一下

do a double take

phrase informal to look at someone or something and then look again because you suddenly recognize him, her, or it or notice that something unusual is happening: I did a double take - I couldn't believe it was her. 我又仔细看了一眼——我简直无法相信真的是她。

值得认真对待

not to be sniffed at

phrase informal valuable or worth having: A £2 million profit is not to be sniffed at. 200万英镑的利润不可轻视。