half-hearted

Word family adjectivehalfenhalf-arsedhalf-bakedhalf-cuthalf-heartedhalf-hourlyhalf-timberedhalfwittedhalf-yearlyadverbhalfendealehalflingshalf-masthalfwaynounhalflinhalfbackhalfbeakhalf boardhalf-breedhalf-brotherhalf-castehalf-holidayhalf-hourhalf-lengthhalf-lifehalf-lighthalfpennyhalfpennyworthhalf-sisterhalf stephalf-termhalf-timehalf-truthhalfway househalfwithalf

half-heart·ed /ˌhɑːf ˈhɑːtɪd◂ $ ˌhæf ˈhɑːr-/ adjectiveadj

ENTHUSIASTIC#done without much effort and without much interest in the result 半心半意的，敷衍了事的，不热心的

Congress has made half-hearted attempts at finance reform.

国会尝试了一下金融改革，却没有尽力而为。

—half-heartedly adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

half-hearted• Her apology was very half-hearted.• Discs' efforts in this direction have been decidedly half-hearted.• Their criticism, however, was half-hearted.• There was a half-hearted and unconvincing attempt to justify fins.• People are starting to criticize the government for its half-hearted approach to reform.• Yves had made a half-hearted attempt to be friendly.• I'd only mentioned sheep in a half-hearted attempt to change the subject of conversation.• Later in the film, another teammate executes a half-hearted attempt to pull her aboard a fast-moving boat, leaving her behind.• A re-check should never be necessary, since this only implies the acceptance of a half-hearted check in the first place.• We're also wondering why the university is now covering its butt legally with this half-hearted gesture.• When I threw a half-hearted punch in his general direction, he knocked me down.

词汇	half-hearted
释义	half-hearted Word family adjectivehalfenhalf-arsedhalf-bakedhalf-cuthalf-heartedhalf-hourlyhalf-timberedhalfwittedhalf-yearlyadverbhalfendealehalflingshalf-masthalfwaynounhalflinhalfbackhalfbeakhalf boardhalf-breedhalf-brotherhalf-castehalf-holidayhalf-hourhalf-lengthhalf-lifehalf-lighthalfpennyhalfpennyworthhalf-sisterhalf stephalf-termhalf-timehalf-truthhalfway househalfwithalf half-heart·ed /ˌhɑːf ˈhɑːtɪd◂ $ ˌhæf ˈhɑːr-/ ●○○ adjectiveadj ENTHUSIASTIC#done without much effort and without much interest in the result 半心半意的，敷衍了事的，不热心的 Congress has made half-hearted attempts at finance reform. 国会尝试了一下金融改革，却没有尽力而为。 —half-heartedly adverbadv Examples from the Corpus half-hearted• Her apology was very half-hearted.• Discs' efforts in this direction have been decidedly half-hearted.• Their criticism, however, was half-hearted.• There was a half-hearted and unconvincing attempt to justify fins.• People are starting to criticize the government for its half-hearted approach to reform.• Yves had made a half-hearted attempt to be friendly.• I'd only mentioned sheep in a half-hearted attempt to change the subject of conversation.• Later in the film, another teammate executes a half-hearted attempt to pull her aboard a fast-moving boat, leaving her behind.• A re-check should never be necessary, since this only implies the acceptance of a half-hearted check in the first place.• We're also wondering why the university is now covering its butt legally with this half-hearted gesture.• When I threw a half-hearted punch in his general direction, he knocked me down.
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