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

He was in earnest: in love, really.
而他却是诚心诚意的爱上了，真的。
While you work, you should work in earnest.
当你工作时，你应认真工作。
If you work in earnest, you will succeed.
只要你认真地工作，你就会获得成功。
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。
It presented in satirical terms points made in earnest by Catholic writers
它用讽刺的语言呈现了天主教作家郑重其事表明的观点。
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。
It's enough if you work hard and in earnest.
认真和努力了，这就已经足够了。
But this time, mind, they'll be in earnest.
记牢，这一次他们要拼命了。
I have to consider in earnest about my future.
我必须认真地思考关于自己未来的问题。
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。