effort
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR If you make an effort to do something, you try very hard to do it. 努力
He made no effort to hide his disappointment. 他不试图隐瞒自己的失望。
Finding a cure requires considerable time and effort. 找到一种治愈方法需要相当的时间和努力。
2. N-UNCOUNT If you say that someone did something with effort or with an effort, you mean it was difficult for them to do. 吃力[书面] [usu 'with' N, also 'a' N]
She took a deep breath and sat up slowly and with great effort. 她深吸一口气,慢慢地、吃力地坐了起来。
3. N-COUNT An effort is a particular series of activities that is organized by a group of people in order to achieve something. 有组织的活动
...a famine relief effort in Angola. …一个在安哥拉的饥荒救援活动。
4. N-SING If you say that something is an effort, you mean that an unusual amount of physical or mental energy is needed to do it. 极艰难的事
Even carrying the camcorder while hiking in the forest was an effort. 在森林徒步旅行时,即使背着摄像机也是件极难的事。
5. PHRASE If you make the effort to do something, you do it, even though you need extra energy to do it or you do not really want to. 尽力
I don't get lonely now because I make the effort to see people. 我现在不寂寞了,因为我尽力与人接触。
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effort /ˈɛfət/ (efforts)
剑桥词典
- B1 [ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
- A considerable amount of time and effort has gone into this exhibition .
- Everyone ought to make the effort to vote .
- It was a real team effort - everyone contributed something to the success of the project .
- He's obviously making a special effort to be nice to me at the moment .
- He hauled himself over the wall , grunting with the effort. 返回 effort
physical or mental activity needed to achieve something
气力;精力;努力
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] If we could all make an effort to keep this office tidier it would help . 如果我们都努力保持整洁,那么办公室的面貌肯定会大有改观。
You can't expect to have any friends if you don't make the effort with people . 如果不努力去和人们交往,你就别想有朋友。
In their efforts to reduce crime the government expanded the police force . 为了减少犯罪,政府扩大了警察的队伍。
He's jogging around the park every morning in an effort to get fit . 为了调整好身体状况,他现在每天早晨都绕着公园慢跑。
It takes a long time to prepare the dish but the results are so good that it's worth the effort. 做这道菜很费时间,但结果大家都很爱吃,工夫真没白费。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
the result of an attempt to produce something, especially when its quality is low or uncertain
(尤指不理想的或难以确定的)结果
Do you want to have a look at his exam paper ? It's a fairly poor effort. 你想看看他的试卷吗?成绩可是不太好。
be an effort
to be difficult , tiring , or boring to do
做…很难(费劲、乏味等)
I'm exhausted all the time , and everything is a real effort. 我总是觉得精疲力尽,无论做什么都很费劲。
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