“Go through the motions”
Work定義
機械地做某事，沒有真正的興趣或努力。
English: To do something mechanically without real interest or effort.
例句
範例
1 / 2“He was going through the motions at work after losing interest in the project.”
他對這個計畫失去了興趣，只是機械地做著工作，沒有付出真正的努力。
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.
他對這個計畫失去了興趣，只是機械地做著工作，沒有付出真正的努力。
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 dictionary常見問題
- What does "Go through the motions" mean?
- "Go through the motions" means 機械地做某事，沒有真正的興趣或努力。.
- 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.