1 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB with verb] (说话)认真地,郑重其事地 If you say something
earnestly, you say it very seriously, often because you believe that it is important or you are trying to persuade someone else to believe it.
(说话)认真地,郑重其事地 -
'Did you?' she asked earnestly.
“你做了吗?”她认真地问。
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In 1990, we were all earnestly assured that property values could only go up.
1990年时我们都得到信誓旦旦的保证说房地产只可能升值。
2 ADV-GRADED [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] (做事)认真地,全心全意地 If you do something
earnestly, you do it in a thorough and serious way, intending to succeed.
(做事)认真地,全心全意地 3 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB before verb] 热切地;真诚地;强烈地 If you
earnestly hope or wish for something, you hope or wish strongly and sincerely for it.
热切地;真诚地;强烈地 SYN genuinely, keenly, eagerly, passionately
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