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

• I do not banter you, I am in earnest.
  我没有同你开玩笑，我是认真的。
• The race for the White House begins in earnest today
  入主白宫的角逐今天正式开始。
• 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。
• "I am in earnest," said the Prince.
  我是诚心诚意的，王子说。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was in earnest when he said he was leaving beijing.
  他真的说了他要离开北京。
• 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。
• 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。