【實用新聞英文成語】go through the motions的13種語意

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go through the motions (idiom)

 
1.敷衍了事
I have no feeling for my husband and am just going through the motions. 

我對我先生沒有感情，只是敷衍了事。

2.虛應故事
In “M:I-2” everyone seems to be going through the motions. 

在「不可能的任務續集」中，大家似乎都在虛應故事。

The first time, “Bush was just going through the motions,” says Representative Peter King of New York. But two weeks later, he “was a different per-son.” 

紐約州眾議員彼德金說，布希起初只是在虛應故事，但兩星期後，他「判若兩人」。

Jusuf Wanandi, a leading political analyst, said authorities do not really want to arrest Tommy and are just going through the motions.

 一位首要政治觀察家瓦那迺說，政府並不是真的要抓湯米，他們只是在虛應故事。

3.隨便打打
Early, we just went through the motions and didn’t really have the commitment needed to win the game. 

起初我們只是隨便打打，絲毫沒有具備贏球所需的決心。

4.玩票
We are lackluster and kind of just going through the motions. 

我們表現乏善可陳，有點像是在玩票。

5.說說而已
My husband now says he wants to work it out, but I am convinced he is only going through the motions be-cause he is afraid our daughter will never speak to him again if he divorces me. 

我老公現在說他想把事情解決，但我相信他只是說說而已，因為他怕一旦跟我離婚，我們的女兒會永遠不再跟他講話。

6.打馬虎
I don’t want to come here and go through the motions. 

我不想來這裡打馬虎。 

“He told me this is the first time he has wanted to fight since he got out of jail,” said Roach. “I think he was going through the motions before.”

羅奇說：「他跟我說這是他出獄以來第一次想打拳，我認為他以前都是在打馬虎。」

7.跑龍套
Lakers second unit to start the 4th basically were going through the motions and allowed Utah to get back. 

湖人第四節派二線上場基本上是跑龍套，讓爵士得以反攻。

8.假裝
He went through the motions of welcoming me, but then quickly left the room. 

他假裝歡迎我，但很快就離開房間。

9.做機械性工作

I go to work each day just to go through the motions and collect paycheck. 

我每天上班，只是去做機械性工作領薪水。

10.做同一樣事情
I've done this job for so long that I just go through the motions every day. 

這工作我做很久了，每天都做同一樣事情。

11.敷衍
Why do adults like to go through the motions of kids？

為什麼大人總喜歡敷衍小孩？

12.裝裝樣子
She’s not really interested in the sub-ject — she’s just going through the motions.

她對這個科目不是真的有興趣，她只是裝裝樣子。

13依例行事
The police would go through the motions, but they wouldn't make a meal of it. 

警方會依例行事，但不會太過認真。


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