in earnest

英 [ɪn ˈɜːnɪst]

美 [ɪn ˈɜːrnɪst]

认真地; 诚挚地;真诚地; （更）严肃地;（更）郑重地

英英释义

adv

• in a serious manner
  1. talking earnestly with his son
  2. she started studying snakes in earnest
  3. a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce
  Synonym:seriouslyearnestly

双语例句

• The two countries can finally start negotiating in earnest about issues of mutual concern.
  两国终于可以开始就双方共同关心的问题进行更为认真的谈判。
• While you work, you should work in earnest.
  当你工作时，你应认真工作。
• It's enough if you work hard and in earnest.
  认真和努力了，这就已经足够了。
• When I said I wanted to help you, I was in earnest.
  我说我想帮助你时，我是认真的。
• But this time, mind, they'll be in earnest.
  记牢，这一次他们要拼命了。
• The race for the White House begins in earnest today
  入主白宫的角逐今天正式开始。
• And when you can hold back no longer, bargaining begins in earnest.
  当你不再能抑制这种冲动，价格拉锯战就正式开始了。
• No one could tell whether he was in earnest or in jest.
  谁都不知道他是认真的还是在开玩笑。
• On December 8 the media blitz began in earnest.
  12月8日，一场大规模媒体宣传活动轰轰烈烈地展开了。
• In earnest, he developed a selflessness that dominated his whole life, but not without personal sacrifice.
  他坚定不移地培养了一种无私的精神，这种精神贯穿他的一生，从不考虑个人的得失。