| 单词 | in earnest |
| 释义 | in earnestin earnest 1 START DOING somethingif something starts happening in earnest, it begins properly – used when it was happening in a small or informal way before 真正地；认真地 On Monday your training begins in earnest! 星期一你的训练就正式开始了！ → in earnest at earnest2(1) 2 SERIOUS PERSONto really mean what you are saying, especially when expressing an intention or wish 是认真的，是诚挚的〔尤指在表达意图或愿望时〕 She wasn’t sure whether he was in earnest or not. 她吃不准他是不是认真的。 be in dead/deadly/complete earnest Although he smiled, Ashley knew he was in deadly earnest. 虽然他在微笑，但阿什利知道他是极其认真的。 → be in earnest at earnest2(2) |
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