柯林斯詞典earnest /???n?st/ 1. PHRASE If something is done or happens in earnest, it happens to a much greater extent and more seriously than before. 嚴(yán)肅地; 正式地 Campaigning will begin in earnest tomorrow. 活動(dòng)明天正式開(kāi)始。2. ADJ Earnest people are very serious and sincere in what they say or do, because they think that their actions and beliefs are important. 真摯的 Catherine was a pious, earnest woman. 凱瑟琳是位虔誠(chéng)、真摯的女子。3. N a part or portion of something given in advance as a guarantee of the remainder 定金 返回 earnest劍橋詞典serious and determined , especially too serious and unable to find your own actions funny 認(rèn)真的；有決心的；鄭重其事的；誠(chéng)摯的 He was a very earnest young man. 他是個(gè)非常認(rèn)真的年輕人。 ?in deadly earnest completely serious 鄭重其事；嚴(yán)肅認(rèn)真 These fanatics are in deadly earnest when they say they want to destroy all forms of government . 這些狂熱分子聲稱(chēng)要摧燬所有形式的政府時(shí)，他們可不是說(shuō)著玩，是完全儅真的。 ?in earnest When something begins in earnest, it has already started but is now being done in a serious and complete way. 正確地；真正地；完全地 The election campaign has begun in earnest. 競(jìng)選宣傳活動(dòng)真正開(kāi)始了。 ?be in earnest to be speaking honestly （說(shuō)話時(shí)）是認(rèn)真的；是誠(chéng)摯的 I thought he was joking - I didn't realize he was in earnest. 我還以爲(wèi)他在開(kāi)玩笑——沒(méi)想到他是認(rèn)真的。 返回 earnest