“Go through the motions”
WorkĐịnh nghĩa
Làm việc gì đó một cách máy móc, không có sự hứng thú hay nỗ lực thực sự.
English: To do something mechanically without real interest or effort.
Ví dụ
Ví dụ
1 / 2“He was going through the motions at work after losing interest in the project.”
Sau khi mất hứng thú với dự án, anh ta làm việc một cách máy móc, thiếu nỗ lực thực sự.
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
He was going through the motions at work after losing interest in the project.Compare with the original example
He was going through the motions at work after losing interest in the project.
Sau khi mất hứng thú với dự án, anh ta làm việc một cách máy móc, thiếu nỗ lực thực sự.
Write a two-line conversation using “Go through the motions”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryCâu hỏi thường gặp
- What does "Go through the motions" mean?
- "Go through the motions" means làm việc gì đó một cách máy móc, không có sự hứng thú hay nỗ lực thực sự.
- How do you use "Go through the motions" in a sentence?
- Example: "He was going through the motions at work after losing interest in the project."
- Should I interpret "Go through the motions" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.