| 词汇 | in earnest |
| 释义 | in earnest 1 : in an earnest or serious way认真地；严肃地 The search began in earnest when the police arrived.警察到达后，开始了认真的搜寻。 It began to rain in earnest [=heavily] in the evening.晚上，雨开始下大了。 It's hard to tell if he's making this proposal in earnest.很难说他提出这个建议是否是认真的。 2 : not fooling : serious and sincere认真的；诚挚的 We thought he was joking at first, but then we realized that he was in earnest. [=he was being serious]我们一开始还以为他在开玩笑，但后来意识到他是认真的。 — compare for real at 1realearnest |
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