He made a half-hearted attempt to justify himself.
他没有尽力证明自己有理。
1.粗心
2.没精打采
3.并非真心地
4.半心半意的
1.粗心
2.没精打采
3.并非真心地
4.半心半意的
1.done with no real interest or enthusiasm
1.And there is still bad blood between Mr Obama and Bill Clinton, who this week issued a half-hearted endorsement of his wife's nemesis.
尽管克林顿本周表达了他对奥巴马半冷不热的支持态度，但奥巴马和比尔·克林顿之间仍存在着相互的厌恶感。
2.But there was only a half-hearted belief that Mr Fujii or his G7 counterparts were ready to strike.
不过，藤井先生或他的G7同行是否已经准备好坐下来磋商，人们对此半信半疑。
3.I felt he could have done a little better with City's 2nd goal as it was not far from his reach but his attempt seemed half hearted.
我觉得曼城的第二个球他完全可以做得更好，那球并非一定扑不到，但他的扑救却显得漫不经心。
4.But those half-hearted measures were no match for corporate profit growth, low interest rates and all that liquidity.
但这些三心二意的措施，在企业利润增长、低利率和流动性充沛等因素面前败下阵来。
5.When you know the time in their hands always be only so much, does not allow room for any half-hearted, doomed not escape it.
当你知道自己手中的时间永远只有那么多，容不得有任何敷衍的余地，注定无法逃脱。
6.This has widely been seen as a factor in the half-hearted nature of previous anti-smoking campaigns.
这是被普遍认为是之前几次禁烟运动流于形式的关键因素之一。
7.But he never became more than a fellow-traveller to Chinese communism, and a half-hearted one at that.
但他只是和共产党在民族解放的道路上结伴同行，并没有投入中国的共产主义事业。
8.He was only somewhat abashed, however, and later, when he met Harry, he tried to explain along with his half-hearted apology (OP).
不过于此他自己只是有点窘迫，事后碰见哈利，他还试图为自己开脱，仅仅对他做了个没甚诚意的道歉（凤凰社）。
9.Faith is not about a half-hearted search for God. Faith is about seeking for Him with all your heart.
信仰不是三心二意地寻求上帝，而是全心全意地寻求他。
10.He made a half-hearted stab at this in 2005, saying he should not be above criticism.
他在2005年弄出了一个缺乏热情的努力，声称他不应该是无可指责的。