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earnest

adjective
/ˈɜːnɪst/
/ˈɜːrnɪst/
Idioms
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  1. very serious and sincere非常认真的;真诚的
    • an earnest young man非常认真的年轻人
    • Despite her earnest efforts, she could not find a job.尽管她已尽心竭力,但是仍然找不到工作。
    • When I looked over, he was in earnest conversation with his father.当我看过去的时候,他正在和他的父亲认真地交谈。
    • She was nice enough, but perhaps a little too earnest.她人很好,但可能有点太认真了。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryEarnest is used with these nouns:
    • desire
    • look
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    Word OriginOld English eornoste (adjective), eornost (noun), of Germanic origin; related to German Ernst (noun).
Idioms
in earnest
  1. more seriously and with more force or effort than before(更加)严肃地,认真地,坚定地
    • The work on the house will begin in earnest on Monday.这栋房子的修建工作将在星期一正式开始。
    • That was when our troubles started in earnest.那是我们的麻烦真正开始的时候。
  2. very serious and sincere about what you are saying and about your intentions; in a way that shows that you are serious郑重其事;当真
    • You may laugh but I'm in deadly earnest.你可以笑,不过我可是正经八百的。
    • I could tell she spoke in earnest.我看得出她是郑重其事地说的。

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