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

• 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。
• He was in earnest when he said he was leaving beijing.
  他真的说了他要离开北京。
• 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。
• 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。
• Campaigning will begin in earnest tomorrow
  竞选将于明日郑重开始。
• 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。
• 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。
• But once romantic love begins in earnest, it is one of the strongest drives on Earth.
  真挚浪漫的爱情一旦开始，它就成为了地球上最强大的动力之一。
• "I am in earnest," said the Prince.
  我是诚心诚意的，王子说。
• He was in earnest: in love, really.
  而他却是诚心诚意的爱上了，真的。