we made a halfhearted attempt to explore sake and even japanese whisky but eventually gave up.
经过一系列尝试,包括清酒甚至日本威士忌,我们最终还是选择了放弃。但在四年后的德国,游戏又开始了!
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。
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。