earnestly

英 [ˈɜːnɪstli]

美 [ˈɜːrnɪstli]

adv.  (说话)认真地，郑重其事地; (做事)认真地，全心全意地; 热切地; 真诚地; 强烈地

BNC.12342 / COCA.15269

柯林斯词典

• ADV-GRADED （说话）认真地,郑重其事地
  If you say somethingearnestly, you say it very seriously, often because you believe that it is important or you are trying to persuade someone else to believe it.
  1. 'Did you?' she asked earnestly...
     “你做了吗？”她认真地问。
  2. In 1990, we were all earnestly assured that property values could only go up.
     1990年时我们都得到信誓旦旦的保证说房地产只可能升值。
• ADV-GRADED （做事）认真地，全心全意地
  If you do somethingearnestly, you do it in a thorough and serious way, intending to succeed.
  1. She always listened earnestly as if this might help her to understand.
     她总是很认真地听，就好像这能帮助她弄明白一样。
• ADV-GRADED 热切地;真诚地；强烈地
  If youearnestlyhope or wish for something, you hope or wish strongly and sincerely for it.
  1. I earnestly hope what I learned will serve me well in my new job.
     我非常希望能够在自己的新工作中学以致用。

英英释义

adv

• in a serious manner
  1. talking earnestly with his son
  2. she started studying snakes in earnest
  3. a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce
  Synonym:seriouslyin earnest

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