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earnest

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adj.认真的,热心的,重要的n.真挚,定金,认真,热心

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名词:earnestness 副词:earnestly

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/'ɜ:nɪst; `ɝnɪst/
adj (too) serious; determined; not light-hearted (太)认真的; 坚决的; 不掉以轻心的
*a terribly earnest young man 认真得不得了的年轻人.

n (idm 习语) in (dead/deadly/real) `earnest
(a) with determination and energy 有决心和精力
*It's beginning to snow in earnest, ie heavily. 雪真的下起来了(下大了).
(b) serious(ly); not joking(ly) 认真(地); 并非开玩笑(地)
*When she threatened to report us, she was in dead earnest. 她威胁说要告发我们, 她可是郑重其事说的.

/'ɜ:nɪst; `ɝnɪst/
n [sing]
1 sum of money paid as an instalment or a deposit to show that full payment will be made later 定金; 保证金.
2 thing meant as a sign or promise of what will follow 预示; 承诺; 保证
*As an earnest of my good intentions I will work overtime this week. 我愿本周加班工作以示诚意.
1. Donor groups are now funding projects in Embu in earnest.
    如今,捐助团体正式给恩布市的若干项目提供了资金。

2. Mary is an earnest worker.
    玛丽是一个认真的工人。

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