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earnest

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ear·nest1 /ˈɜːnɪst $ ˈɜːr-/ ●○○ adjectiveadj  
SERIOUS/NOT JOKINGvery serious and sincere 非常认真的,真诚的
 a rather earnest young man
相当认真的一个年轻人
 Matthews was in earnest conversation with a young girl.
马修斯在和一个年轻姑娘认真地谈话。
 an earnest desire to offer something useful to society
为社会做贡献的真诚愿望
earnest expression/look/voice etc 认真的表情/神情/声音等
earnest attempt/effort etc 热切的尝试/努力等
see thesaurus at serious
earnestly adverbadv
 earnestly discussing politics
认真地讨论政治
earnestness noun [uncountableU]
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earnest2 noun  
1 in earnest START DOING somethingif something starts happening in earnest, it begins properly – used when it was happening in a small or informal way before 真正地;认真地
 On Monday your training begins in earnest!
星期一你的训练就正式开始了!
2 be in earnest SERIOUS PERSONto really mean what you are saying, especially when expressing an intention or wish 是认真的,是诚挚的〔尤指在表达意图或愿望时〕
 She wasn’t sure whether he was in earnest or not.
她吃不准他是不是认真的。
be in dead/deadly/complete earnest
 Although he smiled, Ashley knew he was in deadly earnest.
虽然他在微笑,但阿什利知道他是极其认真的。
Origin earnest1
Old English eornost
ear·nest1 adjectiveadjearnest2 noun
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