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

• He was in earnest when he said he was leaving beijing.
  他真的说了他要离开北京。
• 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 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'm not joking; I'm in earnest.
  我不是开玩笑；我是认真的。
• 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。
• It presented in satirical terms points made in earnest by Catholic writers
  它用讽刺的语言呈现了天主教作家郑重其事表明的观点。
• 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。
• After the rainy season, building work can begin in earnest.
  雨季过后，修建工作就可以真正开始了。
• But this time, mind, they'll be in earnest.
  记牢，这一次他们要拼命了。
• 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。