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 race for the White House begins in earnest today
  入主白宫的角逐今天正式开始。
• But this time, mind, they'll be in earnest.
  记牢，这一次他们要拼命了。
• At last he has settled to his work in earnest.
  最后他安心认真地干起他的工作来。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is an issue that no presidential candidate has taken up in earnest.
  然而没有一个总统候选人认真对待了这样一个问题。
• "I am in earnest," said the Prince.
  我是诚心诚意的，王子说。
• I'm not joking; I'm in earnest.
  我不是开玩笑；我是认真的。
• I do not banter you, I am in earnest.
  我没有同你开玩笑，我是认真的。
• 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。