单词	half-hearted
释义	half-heartedhalf-heart‧ed /ˌhɑːf ˈhɑːtɪd◂ $ ˌhæf ˈhɑːr-/ ●○○ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Her apology was very half-hearted. People are starting to criticize the government for its half-hearted approach to reform. Yves had made a half-hearted attempt to be friendly. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A re-check should never be necessary, since this only implies the acceptance of a half-hearted check in the first place. Discs' efforts in this direction have been decidedly half-hearted. 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. Their criticism, however, was half-hearted. There was a half-hearted and unconvincing attempt to justify fins. 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. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatornot enthusiastic► unenthusiastic/not enthusiastic · Are you sure you want to come? You don't sound very enthusiastic.unenthusiastic/not enthusiastic about · She had never been very enthusiastic about her job as a designer.distinctly unenthusiastic (=definitely unenthusiastic) · The staff were distinctly unenthusiastic about the whole idea. ► half-hearted without much enthusiasm or effort: · Her apology was very half-hearted.· People are starting to criticize the government for its half-hearted approach to reform.half-hearted attempt: · Yves had made a half-hearted attempt to be friendly. ► your heart's not in it if you say your heart's not in it , you mean you are not enthusiastic about something you are doing, especially because you are not interested in it any more or because you do not think it is worth doing: · I really loved teaching at first but my heart's not in it any more.· My heart's not in this job. In fact I hate it. ► lukewarm not enthusiastic about something that someone has suggested or done, especially because you do not think it is very good: · Their response to my idea was only lukewarm.lukewarm to/towards: · Research chief, Michael Greenall, said "I'm lukewarm toward the whole deal."lukewarm about: · Investment fund managers are a little lukewarm about the prospects of these bonds.lukewarm response/reaction etc: · Lester finished speaking, and there was a ripple of rather lukewarm applause. ► lack of enthusiasm if someone shows a lack of enthusiasm about something, they are not as enthusiastic about it as people expect them to be: a clear/distinct/marked lack of enthusiasm (=very definite and clear lack of enthusiasm): · Sam showed a distinct lack of enthusiasm when I told him my holiday plans.lack of enthusiasm for: · Many people displayed a lack of enthusiasm for the proposal. ► muted : muted response/enthusiasm/reaction etc expressions of feelings which are not as enthusiastic as usual or as expected: · There was rather a muted response to the speech.· The Air Transport Association expressed muted support for the action. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► attempt · She glanced through the window in a half-hearted attempt to tell the hour.· Later in the film, another teammate executes a half-hearted attempt to pull her aboard a fast-moving boat, leaving her behind.· I'd only mentioned sheep in a half-hearted attempt to change the subject of conversation.· But agile he isn't; witness this rather half-hearted attempt at the long jump.· Khruschev's half-hearted attempt to oust Dej in 1957 encouraged him to look for allies to counter Soviet influence.· For what did they know of her half-hearted attempts at abortion, the years' endurance.· There were various more or less half-hearted attempts to get over the finality of this selection.· The Conservative government has made a half-hearted attempt to tax company cars - half-hearted because it fears upsetting natural Tory voters. done without much effort and without much interest in the result:  Congress has made half-hearted attempts at finance reform.—half-heartedly adverb
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