half-hearted

英 [ˌhɑːf ˈhɑːtɪd]

美 [ˌhæf ˈhɑːrtɪd]

adj.  不热心的; 不尽力的; 冷淡的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 不热心的；不尽力的；冷淡的
  done without enthusiasm or effort
  1. He made a half-hearted attempt to justify himself.
     他没有尽力证明自己有理。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 半心半意的;不热心的
  If someone does something in ahalf-heartedway, they do it without any real effort, interest, or enthusiasm.
  1. Joanna had made one or two half-hearted attempts to befriend Graham's young wife.
     乔安娜曾有一两次敷衍着去帮助格雷厄姆年轻的妻子。
  2. ...a half-hearted apology...
     不诚挚的道歉
  3. In truth, her application was a bit half-hearted.
     事实上，她并没有尽力申请。

英英释义

adj

• feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
  1. a halfhearted effort
  2. gave only lukewarm support to the candidate
  Synonym:halfheartedtepidlukewarm

双语例句

• The welcome was surprisingly warm and the boos, when they eventually came, half-hearted and pantomime.
  不过球迷的欢迎令人惊讶地温暖，而嘘声最终到来时只是半心半意和像默剧一般的。
• When you know the time in their hands always be only so much, does not allow room for any half-hearted, doomed not escape it.
  当你知道自己手中的时间永远只有那么多，容不得有任何敷衍的余地，注定无法逃脱。
• Attempts to sign big names like Deco or Franck Ribery have been half-hearted.
  对于要签入大牌球星，比如德科或者里贝里，都是三心二意。
• But this bill is so half-baked that I can only give it half-hearted support and hope that somebody else introduces a bill that makes better sense.
  但是这个提案很不成熟，我只能有所保留地支持它。我希望有人会提出一个更有意义的提案。
• To eat snacks, bad habits, regardless of settings, and time, half-hearted effort points, other people think it is also annoying.
  吃零食，坏习惯，不分场合和时间，三心二意分精力，别人觉得也讨厌。
• Government action has been half-hearted and uncoordinated.
  政府行动半心半意，组织不力。
• His efforts, the Duke recollected many years later, were distinctly half-hearted.
  据公爵许多年之后的回忆，他当时明显只是敷衍了事。
• Joanna had made one or two half-hearted attempts to befriend Graham's young wife.
  乔安娜曾有一两次敷衍着去帮助格雷厄姆年轻的妻子。
• But other actions have been half-hearted.
  然而，其它方面的行动迄今不够到位。
• The BoJ's discomfort explains why, on Tuesday December1st, it made what analysts considered to be a half-hearted attempt to reflate the Japanese economy and weaken the yen.
  十二月一日星期二，日本银行不情愿地解释了原因，分析家认为这并不是一心一意的去复舒日本经济和剥弱日元的尝试。