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

• 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。
• 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。
• If you work in earnest, you will succeed.
  只要你认真地工作，你就会获得成功。
• 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。
• I have left his spell behind with my drowned past, and now we shall bargain in earnest.
  我在回忆过去的同时已经将他的咒语抛在了脑后。而现在是该谈谈价钱的时候了。
• 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。
• I have to consider in earnest about my future.
  我必须认真地思考关于自己未来的问题。
• I do not banter you, I am in earnest.
  我没有同你开玩笑，我是认真的。
• After this communication he left in earnest.
  他交代过了这才真的走开。