earnest

['ə:nist]

adj.认真的, 真诚的
n.定金, 预示, 保证
n.认真, 诚挚

例句与用法：

On their wedding, I sent my present in earnest.

在他们的婚礼上，我真诚地送上了一份礼物。

He is an earnest Christian.

他是一个虔诚的基督教徒。

I like earnest pupils.

我喜欢认真的学生。

It is raining in real earnest.

雨真地下大了。

The current economic slump is an earnest of the major recession to come.

当前的经济滑坡预示着一次大的衰退即将来临。

I'm sure he was earnest when he said he would come.

我相信他说他会来是认真的。

词形变化：

副词: earnestly | 名词: earnestness |

详细释义：

a.

1. 认真的; 诚挚的; 热心的[(+in/about/over)]

Mrs. White is earnest about community work.

怀特太太对社区工作十分热心。

She is earnest in her work.

她工作很认真。

Mary is an earnest worker.

玛丽是一个认真的工人。

2. 重要的; 严肃的

n.

认真, 诚挚[U]

I'm not joking; I'm in earnest.

我不是开玩笑; 我是认真的。

n.[S]

1. 定金, 保证金

2. 预兆, 前兆[(+of)]