| 词汇 | be in earnest | 
| 释义 | be in earnest phrase   (说话时)是认真的;是诚挚的 to be speaking honestly  I thought he was joking - I didn't realize he was in earnest. 我还以为他在开玩笑——没想到他是认真的。   When I said I admired your work, I was in earnest.  He laughed as he said it, but I knew he was in earnest.  When she says these things, do you think she's in earnest?  It sounded like a joke but he was in earnest.  She was in earnest about her dreams and aspirations. See also: earnest | 
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