half-hearted

英 [ˌhɑːf ˈhɑːtɪd]

美 [ˌhæf ˈhɑːrtɪd]

adj.  不热心的; 不尽力的; 冷淡的

Collins.1

牛津词典

adj.

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

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 半心半意的;不热心的
  If someone does something in ahalf-heartedway, they do it without any real effort, interest, or enthusiasm.
  1. Joanna had made one or two half-hearted attempts to befriend Graham's young wife.
     乔安娜曾有一两次敷衍着去帮助格雷厄姆年轻的妻子。
  2. ...a half-hearted apology...
     不诚挚的道歉
  3. In truth, her application was a bit half-hearted.
     事实上，她并没有尽力申请。

英英释义

adj

• feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
  1. a halfhearted effort
  2. gave only lukewarm support to the candidate
  Synonym:halfheartedtepidlukewarm

双语例句

• Slip-shod assistance, foolish inattention, dowdy indifference,& half-hearted work seem the rule;
  工作上拖拖拉拉、漫不经心、三心二意似乎已成常态；
• But other actions have been half-hearted.
  然而，其它方面的行动迄今不够到位。
• Government action has been half-hearted and uncoordinated.
  政府行动半心半意，组织不力。
• Several days more passed before Johnson crawled on deck and went about his work in a half-hearted way.
  又过了几天，约翰生才踱上甲板来，没精打采地做工。
• And, as long as the target specificity and not half-hearted, perseverance and don't give up, will be able to realize our beautiful ideal.
  只要目标专一而不三心二意，持之以恒而不半途而废，就一定能够实现我们美好的理想。
• He made a rather half-hearted attempt to clear up the rubbish.
  他只是不怎么情愿地在清除垃圾。
• Indeed, it is far more likely to lose money through half-hearted interventions than through forceful interventions that succeed.
  实际上，半心半意的干预比强有力并且成功的干预更容易招致损失。
• The BoJ's discomfort explains why, on Tuesday December1st, it made what analysts considered to be a half-hearted attempt to reflate the Japanese economy and weaken the yen.
  十二月一日星期二，日本银行不情愿地解释了原因，分析家认为这并不是一心一意的去复舒日本经济和剥弱日元的尝试。
• In truth, her application was a bit half-hearted.
  事实上，她并没有尽力申请。
• I am sorry that he should be so half-hearted about the important work.
  我很遗憾，他对这项重要工作竟这样敷衍塞责。