go through the motions

go through the motions

美 　英

• 網絡走過場；虛應故事；裝裝樣子

英漢解釋

na.	1. to do things in the usual way but without much effort or enthusiasm because you do not expect to succeed

例句

Go through the motions To do something in a mechanical manner indicative of a lack of interest or involvement.

做…姿態：機械地做某事，顯示出缺乏興趣或投入語源。

I'm convinced the new method won't work but I'll still have to go through the motions .

我深信這個新方法起不了什么作用，但仍還得走過場。

Indeed, many of the dons who "taught" me didn't even pretend to go through the motions, so I had no choice but to teach myself instead.

事實上，許多“教過”我的老師甚至不愿意于假裝走過場，所以我別無選擇，只能自學。

If you can't get fascinated, you won't care enough to really learn something. You'll just go through the motions. How do you get fascinated?

如果你不能讓自己著迷其中，你將不會投入足夠多的心態去真正學習某些東西，你將形式化地走個過場。

We must see to it that we solve these serious problems and don't just go through the motions.

我們必須認真解決的這些嚴重問題，絕對不能走過場。

I know you don't want to do this, but I think you'd better go through the motions.

我知道你不想做這件事，不過我想你最好還是做一下裝裝樣子。

People who merely go through the motions each day but who can't help wonder, "Isn't there more to life than this? "

人們每天經歷這種情緒，忍不住會問“難道就沒有對生活更有意義的事了么？”

If you want to install it on an actual machine, I suggest you go through the motions in order to get accustomed to it.

如果你想在真機上進行安裝的話，我建議你瀏覽一下一邊熟悉整個過程。

they go through the motions of teaching, but they are as impersonal as a telephone.

他們似乎也搞搞教學，卻毫無人的感情，就如同一部電話機？。

You can't afford to just coast along, or go through the motions, if you're running a business.

如果你在經營事業的話，你不能只是走走過場而已。

they just go through the motions and "paint by the numbers. "

他們就這樣的運行著，和“看圖畫畫。”

They go through the motions of releasing the latch from the space station.

他們重復了松開空間站門閂的動作。

I remembered what it felt like to go through the motions of adult life, hoping that I was doing things the right way.

我記起了那時經歷成人生活時的感覺，那時我總是希望自己不要做錯事。

I can go through the motions of putting imaginary food into my mouth.

我會裝出把假想的食物放入口中大嚼一番的樣子。

For such things we just go through the motions [and quit].

這種事我們一般走走過場就完了。

Rulers who have entrenched themselves for decades now at least go through the motions of having elections;

如果哪個統治者想穩坐幾十年江山，如今至少要搞一搞選舉做一做樣子。

"Three Represents" should be learned and applied in practice not go through the motions in college

高校學習“三個代表”重要思想重在武裝，反對包裝

Just to hold you baby I can hardly wait As we go through the motions damn it's great

只想抓住你寶貝我可以一直等下去直到我們經歷過這些事情后感覺很奇妙

Go through the motions of exploring the familiar;

完成熟門熟路的一連串探尋；