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● in ˈearnest more seriously and with more force or effort than before （更加）严肃地，认真地，坚定地◆ The work on the house will begin in earnest on Monday . 这栋房子的修建工作将在星期一正式开始。very serious and sincere about what you are saying and about your intentions ; in a way that shows that you are serious 郑重其事；当真◆ You may laugh but I'm in deadly earnest . 你可以笑，不过我可是正经八百的。◆ I could tell she spoke in earnest . 我看得出她是郑重其事地说的。See also earnest |