go through the motions

基本解释

But I also remember frustration, boredom and going through the motions.
但我也記得所經歷的挫折、倦怠和機械地重複。
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Henry felt that he should touch her shoulder or offer some other sort of reassurance, but he knew she would understand that he was just going through the motions.
亨利覺得他應該碰碰她的肩頭，或者用什麽方式傳遞某種保証，但他知道妻子心裡明白這些安撫的動作不過是動作罷了。
Hiroko (Makiko Watanabe) is detached from both her co-workers and family members, going through the motions so that she can return home to spend time with her inflatable torso.
寬子（渡邊真起子飾）和她的同事和家人們都關系疏遠，她每天敷衍度日，爲的就是可以廻家與自己的充氣性軀乾在一起。

Today's summit is not lip service. We are not going through the motions, and pay tribute to one another, then furl up the flags then go our separate ways."
"Today's summit is not lip service. We are not going to go through the motions and pay tribute to one another and then furl up the flags and go our separate ways.

In his nineteenth-floor office on this cold, blustery Monday, Bernie Madoff starts going through the motions.
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In Congress, sanctions legislation also creaks along, but that too is simply going through the motions.
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to do something without thinking it is very important or having much interest in it