1、seriously

說真的

Seriously, I only smoke in the evenings.

說真的，我只在晚上抽煙。

當真

"I tried to chat him up at the general shop." He laughed. "Seriously?"

“我試圖在雜貨店同他搭訕。”他笑著說。“當真?”

把某人/某事物當回事

It's hard to take them seriously in their pretty grey uniforms.

他們穿著灰灰的制服，很難讓人把他們當回事。

2、intention

意圖 目的 意向

The company has every intention of keeping the share price high.

該公司有將自己的股票保持在高價的意圖。

It is my intention to remain in my position until a successor is elected.

我的打算是我繼續留任直到選出接班人。

不打算/打算強調

I have no intention of allowing you to continue living here alone.

我不打算讓你繼續獨自生活在這里。

3、alternate

交替

Her aggressive moods alternated with gentle or more cooperative states.

她的挑釁情緒與溫和或更為合作的情緒互相交替。

Now you just alternate layers of that mixture and eggplant.

現在你只用把那種混合物與茄子一層層交疊起來。

交替的

hey were streaked with alternate bands of colour.

他們都帶有色彩交替相間的條紋。