go through the motions

go through the motions 基本解释

走过场; 敷衍; 糊弄

词组短语

1、go through the motions of 作出...的样子, 做出...样的姿态

go through the motions 用法和例句

1、Actors go through the motions of different types of labor.

演员们假装从事不同的劳动。

2、I go to work each day just to go through the motions and collect a paycheck.

每天我去工作只是为了例行公事，收薪资单。

3、The only thing worse than just going through the motions is just no bothering to go through the motions.

比光想不做更糟糕的是连想都不想。

重点词汇

through prep. 通过，穿过；经由；透过；凭借 adv. 从头到尾；彻底；自始至终 adj. （电话）接通；通话完毕；有洞的；直达的

motions n. （物体的）运动( motion的名词复数 )；提议；通便