half-hearted

US [ˌhæf ˈhɑrtəd]
UK [ˌhɑːf ˈhɑː(r)tɪd]
  • adj.不热心的；不尽力的；冷淡的
  • Web半心半意；半心半意的；三心二意

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half-hearted
adj.
1.
不热心的；不尽力的；冷淡的done without enthusiasm or effort
He made a half-hearted attempt to justify himself.
他没有尽力证明自己有理。

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AllAll,不热心的不热心的,不尽力的不尽力的,冷淡的冷淡的,半心半意半心半意,半心半意的半心半意的,三心二意三心二意
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1.
And there is still bad blood between Mr Obama and Bill Clinton, who this week issued a half-hearted endorsement of his wife's nemesis.
尽管克林顿本周表达了他对奥巴马半冷不热的支持态度，但奥巴马和比尔·克林顿之间仍存在着相互的厌恶感。
jǐn guǎn kè lín dùn běn zhōu biǎo dá le tā duì ào bā mǎ bàn lěng bù rè de zhī chí tài du , dàn ào bā mǎ hé bǐ ěr · kè lín dùn zhī jiān réng cún zài zhe xiāng hù de yàn wù gǎn 。
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2.
But there was only a half-hearted belief that Mr Fujii or his G7 counterparts were ready to strike.
不过，藤井先生或他的G7同行是否已经准备好坐下来磋商，人们对此半信半疑。
bú guò , téng jǐng xiān sheng huò tā de G qī tóng xíng shì fǒu yǐ jīng zhǔn bèi hǎo zuò xià lái cuō shāng , rén men duì cǐ bàn xìn bàn yí 。
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3.
I felt he could have done a little better with City's 2nd goal as it was not far from his reach but his attempt seemed half hearted.
我觉得曼城的第二个球他完全可以做得更好，那球并非一定扑不到，但他的扑救却显得漫不经心。
wǒ jué de màn chéng de dì èr gè qiú tā wán quán kě yǐ zuò de gèng hǎo , nà qiú bìng fēi yí dìng pū bù dào , dàn tā de pū jiù què xiǎn de màn bù jīng xīn 。
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4.
But those half-hearted measures were no match for corporate profit growth, low interest rates and all that liquidity.
但这些三心二意的措施，在企业利润增长、低利率和流动性充沛等因素面前败下阵来。
dàn zhè xiē sān xīn èr yì de cuò shī , zài qǐ yè lì rùn zēng zhǎng 、 dī lì lǜ hé liú dòng xìng chōng pèi děng yīn sù miàn qián bài xià zhèn lái 。
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5.
When you know the time in their hands always be only so much, does not allow room for any half-hearted, doomed not escape it.
当你知道自己手中的时间永远只有那么多，容不得有任何敷衍的余地，注定无法逃脱。
dāng nǐ zhī dào zì jǐ shǒu zhōng de shí jiān yǒng yuǎn zhǐ yǒu nà me duō , róng bù dé yǒu rèn hé fū yǎn de yú dì , zhù dìng wú fǎ táo tuō 。
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This has widely been seen as a factor in the half-hearted nature of previous anti-smoking campaigns.
这是被普遍认为是之前几次禁烟运动流于形式的关键因素之一。
zhè shì bèi pǔ biàn rèn wéi shì zhī qián jǐ cì jìn yān yùn dòng liú yú xíng shì de guān jiàn yīn sù zhī yī 。
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But he never became more than a fellow-traveller to Chinese communism, and a half-hearted one at that.
但他只是和共产党在民族解放的道路上结伴同行，并没有投入中国的共产主义事业。
dàn tā zhǐ shì hé gòng chǎn dǎng zài mín zú jiě fàng de dào lù shàng jié bàn tóng xíng , bìng méi yǒu tóu rù zhōng guó de gòng chǎn zhǔ yì shì yè 。
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8.
He was only somewhat abashed, however, and later, when he met Harry, he tried to explain along with his half-hearted apology (OP).
不过于此他自己只是有点窘迫，事后碰见哈利，他还试图为自己开脱，仅仅对他做了个没甚诚意的道歉（凤凰社）。
bù guò yú cǐ tā zì jǐ zhǐ shì yǒu diǎn jiǒng pò , shì hòu pèng jiàn hā lì , tā hái shì tú wèi zì jǐ kāi tuō , jǐn jǐn duì tā zuò le gè méi shèn chéng yì de dào qiàn ( fèng huáng shè ) 。
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Faith is not about a half-hearted search for God. Faith is about seeking for Him with all your heart.
信仰不是三心二意地寻求上帝，而是全心全意地寻求他。
xìn yǎng bú shì sān xīn èr yì de xún qiú shàng dì , ér shì quán xīn quán yì de xún qiú tā 。
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10.
He made a half-hearted stab at this in 2005, saying he should not be above criticism.
他在2005年弄出了一个缺乏热情的努力，声称他不应该是无可指责的。
tā zài èr líng líng wǔ nián nòng chū le yī gè quē fá rè qíng de nǔ lì , shēng chēng tā bù yīng gāi shì wú kě zhǐ zé de 。
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