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be half-hearted about sth
表示对某事缺乏热情或投入。
She was half-hearted about the project from the start.
她从一开始就对这项工程半心半意。
缺乏热情的；不热心的；敷衍的
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缺乏热情的；不热心的；敷衍的
showing or feeling little interest or enthusiasm
She was half-hearted about the project from the start.
她从一开始就对这项工程半心半意。
表现出或感到缺乏兴趣或热情
feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
His half-hearted apology did nothing to calm her anger.
他敷衍的道歉丝毫没有平息她的怒火。
She was half-hearted about the whole plan and finally decided not to join.
她对整个计划并不热心，最后决定不参加。
He made a half-hearted attempt to clean his room before the guests arrived.
客人到来之前，他敷衍地试着收拾了一下房间。
表示对某事缺乏热情或投入。
She was half-hearted about the project from the start.
她从一开始就对这项工程半心半意。
强调做某事时态度不积极。
He was half-hearted in his efforts to find a job.
他在找工作时并不认真。
half-hearted 常修饰 attempt, effort, gesture 等名词。
They made a half-hearted attempt to apologize.
他们做了一个敷衍的道歉尝试。
Not this
His half-hearted was obvious.
Use this
His half-heartedness was obvious.
half-hearted是形容词，不能用作名词；应使用名词形式half-heartedness表示“半心半意”的状态。
Not this
He worked half-hearted on the project.
Use this
He worked half-heartedly on the project.
修饰动词work应使用副词half-heartedly，而不是形容词half-hearted。
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