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

• At last he has settled to his work in earnest.
  最后他安心认真地干起他的工作来。
• 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 intend to go at my profession in earnest, and work my fingers to the bone.
  我要认真搞好我的专业，我准备大干一场。
• If you work in earnest, you will succeed.
  只要你认真地工作，你就会获得成功。
• But this time, mind, they'll be in earnest.
  记牢，这一次他们要拼命了。
• After this communication he left in earnest.
  他交代过了这才真的走开。
• 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。
• I do not banter you, I am in earnest.
  我没有同你开玩笑，我是认真的。
• 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。