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
表现出或感到缺乏兴趣或热情;半心半意的;不认真的
showing or feeling little interest or enthusiasm
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。
用法提示:half-hearted 作定语修饰 apology,表示缺乏诚意、敷衍的。
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。
用法提示:half-hearted 作表语,后接 about,表示对……缺乏兴趣。
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。
用法提示:half-hearted 修饰 attempt,表示不认真、缺乏热情的努力。
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。
比half-hearted更中性,常用于描述缺乏热情的态度。
语气更强,强调漠不关心,常用于正式语境。
强调缺乏兴趣或关心,可互换但语气不同。
原指温度,比喻态度不热烈,常用于对计划或建议的反应。
强调平淡无奇,常用于描述表现或效果。
grammar · medium
易错句子His half-hearted was obvious.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He worked half-hearted on the project.
正确表达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。
half-hearted表示缺乏热情,half-baked表示考虑不周或未完成
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