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in earnest
serious(ly)认真的/地
Her parents thought the girl was joking when she said she wanted to be a scientist,but she was in earnest.这女孩说她想当一名科学家,她父母认为她是在开玩笑,但她却是认真的。
Surely you are not in earnest in saying that,are you?你说那话不是当真的,是吗?
Did you say it in earnest?你那样讲是当真的吗?
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adv. or
adj. phr. Seriously; in a determined way.
The beaver was building his dam in earnest. Bill did his homework in earnest. 
Often used like a predicate adjective. Sometimes used with "dead", for emphasis.
Betty's friends thought she was joking when she said she wanted to be a doctor, but she was in dead earnest.
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Surely you are not in ardent in adage that,are you?你说那话不是当真的,是吗?
Did you say it in earnest?你那样讲是当真的吗?
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