English translation for "go through the motions"

应付事儿
走过场
做…姿态机械地做某事，显示出缺乏兴趣或投入

Related Translations:

through:  短语和例子The river flows through the city. 这条河贯穿这个城。 May I through you ask the delegate of ... to ... 可否通过你代为请求某代表…。 The sun breaks through the clouds. 日光从云缝中穿漏出来。 through the winter 整个冬天，一冬。

motion:  n.1.运动,动,移动(opp. rest)。2.(天体的)运行；(车、船等的)动摇；(机器的)开动,运转；【机械工程】机械装置,机制。3.动作,举动；手势；眼色；姿态；〔pl.〕(个人或团体的)行动,举动,活动。4.(议会中的)提议,动议；动机,意向；刺激；【法律】申请,请求。5.大便；〔pl.〕排泄物。6.【音乐】(旋律、曲调的)变移。短语和例子M- itself is

through and through:  从头到尾地从头至尾地反复完全, 彻底完全地，充分地

through across through:  表示从内部通过

through look through:  看一遍翻阅

Example Sentences:

	1.	He went through the motions of welcoming her friends but then quickly left the room . 他应付地欢迎一下她的朋友，转眼就离开了房间。
	2.	They could not refuse to make them, but they showed their discomfort by simply going through the motions . 他们无法拒绝，但只是敷衍一下，这说明他们也感到为难。
	3.	Increasingly, he went through the motions of governing, without the bite or the occasional fits of frenzy . 在料理国事时，他越来越缺乏过去那种尖锐泼辣，甚至偶尔如痴若狂的工作精神。
	4.	But lately it ' s like he ' s just going through the motions 可最近他好像没有这种感觉了
	5.	But they go through the motions anyway , what a waste of time 可他们还是按规矩照做无误，真是浪费时间啊
	6.	Everybody knows what ' s coming . but they go through the motions anyway 谁都知道接下来会怎么样他们还是选择了走过场
	7.	I don ' t want to do this , but i think i ' d better go through the motions 我不想做这件事,但我认为还是装出做的样子较好。
	8.	Children like to go through the motions of adults ; it is a way of learning 小孩子喜欢模仿大人的动作，那是一种学习的方式。
	9.	He went through the motions of welcoming her friends but quickly left the room 他敷衍地应付了她的朋友，转眼就离开了房间。
	10.	He went through the motions of welcoming her friends but then quickly left the room 他虚应故事欢迎一下她的朋友，转眼就离开了房间。

Similar Words：

"go through the formalities" English translation, "go through the hole in the wall" English translation, "go through the hoops" English translation, "go through the met" English translation, "go through the mill" English translation, "go through the motions of" English translation, "go through the red light" English translation, "go through thick and thin together" English translation, "go through two stages" English translation, "go through with" English translation