"go through the motions" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 走過場
• 機械地做事

Definition

機械地做某事，只是因為被期望這樣做，而不是因為有興趣或在意。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式用語，常描述做事缺乏熱誠或純粹應付。用於學業、工作、人際等情境。常和“just”搭配使用。

Examples

He just goes through the motions at work and doesn't care anymore.

他在工作上只是**走過場**，已經不再在意了。

The team went through the motions but lost the game.

球隊只是**走過場**，最後輸了比賽。

If you only go through the motions, you won't learn much.

如果你只是**走過場**，學不到多少。

She smiled at the customers but was just going through the motions.

她對顧客微笑，但其實只是**走過場**。

After so many years, their relationship felt like they were just going through the motions.

那麼多年後，他們的關係彷彿只是**走過場**。

I forgot most of it because I was just going through the motions during the lecture.

我忘了大部分內容，因為上課時只是**走過場**。