resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction
诚挚的,热切的; <Italic>an earnest student</Italic> 一个求知欲望强烈的学生 | <Italic>two girls were in earnest conversation</Italic>. 两个女孩在热切交谈。
a thing intended or regarded as a sign or promise of what is to come
预示;保证
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the presence of the troops is an earnest of the world's desire not to see the conflict repeated elsewhere .部队的存在预示着全世界都不希望看到冲突在其他地方重演。
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in earnest occurring to a greater extent or more intensely than before 在更大的程度上;更紧张地work began again in earnest . 工作又更紧张地开始了 -
(of a person) sincere and serious in their behaviour or convictions (人)诚挚地,热切地;认真地
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