Earnest
[ 'ɜːnɪst ]
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adj. 热心的;诚挚的，真挚的;重要的;
n. 热心;认真;定钱，保证金;诚挚;
📝 例句
earnest congratulations
热忱的祝贺
He lay on his stomach, making an earnest business of sleeping.
他这会儿趴在床上，看样子好象睡得正熟呢。
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.
His dominant trait was to take all things into earnest consideration.
他性格中最主要的特点是对一切事物都要进行认真思考。
Ham was quite as earnest as he.
汉姆也和他一样地热诚恳切。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ earn-挣钱,est-nest巢:想挣钱买房(巢)所以工作才认真
※ earn-挣钱,earnest-认真的、热心的:挣钱的心情最为热心的
※ ear-耳朵、倾听,nest-巢:诚恳的人们,耳朵中有巢(认真倾听巢里的叫声)
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
earnest
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. earnest, 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.
earnest 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.
🎯 考研助记
看相:耳朵(ear)有巢(nest)的人是 诚恳的 挣(earn)最多(est)因为是 认真的 网友：yqy 补充：多（est）付出，赚（earn）诚心
🔁 扩展释义
*['ә:nist]n. 定金, 诚挚, 认真a. 认真的, 热心的, 重要的【经】 定金, 保证金, 预示相关词组: in sad earnest
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Just let me wipe your table and then I'll take your order. OK?
让我先吧桌子擦擦再听您点菜好吗？
Annie was born in a poor family, on April 4th, 1866.
1866年4月4日，安妮出生在一个贫苦家庭中。
Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! It is your own life, so find something that you enjoy doing.
最后相信你自己的看法和想法！这是你自己的生活，因此，找你喜欢做的事情来做。