A halfhearted attempt at writing a novel.

并不热心的试图写一部小说。

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Some will resort to veiling their own opinions in a halfhearted attempt to direct the decision.

一些医生会隐藏自己意见，以一种隐隐约约的方式指导病人做决定。

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She makes a halfhearted attempt to send queries to some other companies and immediately receives automated rejections.

她不抱什么希望地试着向其它公司发出了应征问询，立即就收到了系统自动回复的拒绝信。

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More than one Strip establishment has made a halfhearted attempt to recreate a vintage diner experience.

BBC: Vintage Las Vegas

Congress has taken a halfhearted step in this direction by permitting health savings accounts that reward patients for spending medical dollars wisely.

FORBES: Medical Gremlins

Then turned to make a barely halfhearted apology.

NEWYORKER: Amundsen