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词汇 go-through-the-motions
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go through the motions


idiom informaldisapproving
C2
to do something without thinking it is very important or having much interest in it: 装装样子;敷衍了事
He says he's been investigating my complaint, but I feel he's just going through the motions.他说他一直在调查我的投诉,可我觉得他只是在敷衍了事。
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go through the motions | American Dictionary


go through the motions


idiom
to do something without believing it is important:
After his wife died, he went through the motions of living without really feeling anything.

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