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单词 half-hearted
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half-hearted

adjective
If someone does something in a half-hearted way, they do it without any real effort, interest, or enthusiasm.
The previous owner had made a half-hearted attempt at renovating the place.
...a half-hearted apology.
In truth, her application was a bit half-hearted.
Synonyms: unenthusiastic, indifferent, apathetic, cool More Synonyms of half-hearted
half-heartedly adverb [ADVERB with verb]
I can't do anything half-heartedly. I have to do everything 100 per cent.

half-hearted in British English

adjective
without enthusiasm or determination
Derived forms
half-heartedly (ˌhalf-ˈheartedly)
adverb
half-heartedness (ˌhalf-ˈheartedness)
noun

Examples of 'half-hearted' in a sentence
half-hearted

I'm not half-hearted at anything.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I'm not half-hearted at anything.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There were half-hearted attempts to clean up now and again.
The Sun (2014)
There have been various half-hearted attempts at reform down the years.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There had been a half-hearted attempt to allow the internet in.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She made a half-hearted suicide attempt and had her stomach pumped.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Spent too long throwing himself to the ground or making half-hearted challenges.
The Sun (2006)
Leave major tasks for now because your efforts will be half-hearted.
The Sun (2016)
Nobody cared if it was a bit half-hearted.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Doing this in a rather half-hearted way will not do.
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An apology that sounds half-hearted is actually sincere.
The Sun (2012)
I remember too my half-hearted attempts to empathise.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I duly told her off in my usual half-hearted way.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The blog detailed a family's lavish lifestyle and their half-hearted attempts to rein in spending.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It was okay, if a bit half-hearted.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Don't continue in this half-hearted way.
The Sun (2010)
Many chief executives might have stumbled, or made a half-hearted apology about flu profits.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Instead, his opponents accused him of offering a half-hearted apology.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
An apology may sound half-hearted - but it is sincere.
The Sun (2012)
For a few years he made only half-hearted attempts to find a job, but with each new opening reinvented himself with ease.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I'm on it but in a rather half-hearted way.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
After years of what many regard as a rather half-hearted effort, there is now a seriesof policies that should make a real difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
half-hearted

British English: half-hearted ADJECTIVE
If someone does something in a half-hearted way, they do it without any real effort, interest, or enthusiasm.
…a half-hearted apology.
  • American English: halfhearted
  • Brazilian Portuguese: hesitante
  • Chinese: 敷衍的
  • European Spanish: indiferente
  • French: tiède
  • German: halbherzig
  • Italian: tiepido
  • Japanese: いいかげんな
  • Korean: 성의가 없는
  • European Portuguese: hesitante
  • Latin American Spanish: indiferente

Chinese translation of 'half-hearted'

half-hearted

(ˈhɑːfˈhɑːtɪd)

adj

  1. [attempt, apology] 心不在焉的 (xīn bù zài yān de)
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