earnest

adj.认真的；真诚的

n.定金；预示；保证

n.认真；诚挚

I'm sure he was earnest when he said he would come. 我相信他说他会来是认真的。

He is a good, earnest, diligent student. 他是一个认真勤奋的好学生。

I strive to live each day with earnest gratitude. 我努力使生活的每一天都充满真诚的感激。

Earnest was legally unnecessary. 法律上并不要求必须有定金。

The current economic slump is an earnest of the major recession to come. 当前的经济滑坡预示着一次大的衰退即将来临。

You will have to pay"earnest money" to guarantee your participation till the end of the tender. 为保证您自始至终参加投标，您应该缴纳保证金。

She spoke half in sport, half in earnest. 她半开玩笑半认真地说。

At last he has settled to his work in earnest. 最后他安心认真地干起他的工作来。

I could tell she spoke in earnest. 我看得出她是郑重其事地说的。

adv.认真地；热心地

n.坚定；认真；急切