Definition
To carefully and seriously examine something in order to make improvements in the future.
審慎檢視，仔細考量（以便改善）
The government should take a long, hard look at all the potential risks before implementing the new policy.
政府應該在實施新政策之前，仔細且嚴肅地審視所有潛在風險。
The company needs to take a long, hard look at its current marketing strategy to see where it can improve.
公司需要仔細且嚴肅地審視當前的行銷策略，看看有哪些地方可以改進。
You should take a long, hard look at all the options before making a major decision.
在做出重大決定之前，你應該仔細且嚴肅地審視所有的選擇。