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Earnestly Adv Graded 副词 V Hope Friend Means   [Adv

英语单词 earnestly
英美音标 英 ['ɜːnɪstli] 美 ['ɜːnɪstli]
中文释义 adv.认真地;热心地
英语例句 (1) We must earnestly put these teachings of Comrade Mao Zedong into practice.
中文例句 (1) 我们一定要认真地实行毛泽东同志的这些教导。
vocabulary简明 You'd feel terrible laughing at the goofy love song your friend wrote and performed in front of an audience, especially if he sang it earnestly, or seriously and sincerely.
vocabulary扩展 If you do something earnestly, you do it in a serious, heartfelt way. You might earnestly promise your friend that you'll never forget her birthday again, or earnestly ask your grandmother if there's anything you can do to help her out while she's recovering from surgery. If you earnestly study for your upcoming French exam, it means you're really buckling down to learn those vocabulary words. The Old English root of earnestly is eornost, which means "seriousness or serious intent."
柯林斯解释
1
[ADV-GRADED 副词](说话)认真地,郑重其事地 If you say something earnestly, you say it very seriously, often because you believe that it is important or you are trying to persuade someone else to believe it.
  [ADV with v]
  • 'Did you?' she asked earnestly...

    “你做了吗?”她认真地问。

  • In 1990, we were all earnestly assured that property values could only go up.

    1990年时我们都得到信誓旦旦的保证说房地产只可能升值。

2
[ADV-GRADED 副词](做事)认真地,全心全意地 If you do something earnestly, you do it in a thorough and serious way, intending to succeed.
  [usu ADV with v]
  • She always listened earnestly as if this might help her to understand.

    她总是很认真地听,就好像这能帮助她弄明白一样。

3
[ADV-GRADED 副词]热切地;真诚地;强烈地 If you earnestly hope or wish for something, you hope or wish strongly and sincerely for it.
  [ADV before v]
  • I earnestly hope what I learned will serve me well in my new job.

    我非常希望能够在自己的新工作中学以致用。

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