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earn.estH5V:7nIst, $5V:r-adjserious or determined, esp. too serious and unable to find your own actions amusing认真的 ;坚决的;严肃的At school he was very earnest but he's more relaxed now.在学校的时候，他很严肃，不过现在随和多了。She made an earnest attempt to convert me to her point of view.她坚决试图要我转而认同她的观点。These fanatics are in deadly earnest (=completely serious) when they say they want to destroy all forms of government.这些狂热分子在说他们要摧毁所有形式的政府时，神情极为严肃。If something is done in earnest, it is done with seriousness and attention.认真地;严肃地;诚挚地After sharpening all his pencils and making a cup of tea, he started drawing in earnest.他把铅笔削尖了，泡了杯茶，然后开始认真地画起画来。When something begins in earnest, it has already started but is now being done in a serious and complete way.正式开始The election campaign has begun in earnest, with both parties severely criticizing the other.竞选已正式开始，两党都严厉地批评对方。The Importance of Being Earnest (title of a play by Oscar Wilde, 1895)《诚挚的重要性》(剧本名，作者：奥斯卡·王尔德)
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