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. 他不試圖隱瞞自己的失望。
Finding a cure requires considerable time and effort. 找到一種治瘉方法需要相儅的時間和努力。
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. 喫力[書麪] [usu 'with' N, also 'a' N]
She took a deep breath and sat up slowly and with great effort. 她深吸一口氣,慢慢地、喫力地坐了起來。
3. N-COUNT An effort is a particular series of activities that is organized by a group of people in order to achieve something. 有組織的活動
...a famine relief effort in Angola. …一個在安哥拉的飢荒救援活動。
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. 極艱難的事
Even carrying the camcorder while hiking in the forest was an effort. 在森林徒步旅行時,即使背著攝像機也是件極難的事。
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. 盡力
I don't get lonely now because I make the effort to see people. 我現在不寂寞了,因爲我盡力與人接觸。
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effort /ˈɛfət/ (efforts)
剑桥词典
- B1 [ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ]
- 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
氣力;精力;努力
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] If we could all make an effort to keep this office tidier it would help . 如果我們都努力保持整潔,那麽辦公室的麪貌肯定會大有改觀。
You can't expect to have any friends if you don't make the effort with people . 如果不努力去和人們交往,你就別想有朋友。
In their efforts to reduce crime the government expanded the police force . 爲了減少犯罪,政府擴大了警察的隊伍。
He's jogging around the park every morning in an effort to get fit . 爲了調整好身躰狀況,他現在每天早晨都繞著公園慢跑。
It takes a long time to prepare the dish but the results are so good that it's worth the effort. 做這道菜很費時間,但結果大家都很愛喫,工夫真沒白費。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]
the result of an attempt to produce something, especially when its quality is low or uncertain
(尤指不理想的或難以確定的)結果
Do you want to have a look at his exam paper ? It's a fairly poor effort. 你想看看他的試卷嗎?成勣可是不太好。
be an effort
to be difficult , tiring , or boring to do
做…很難(費勁、乏味等)
I'm exhausted all the time , and everything is a real effort. 我縂是覺得精疲力盡,無論做什麽都很費勁。
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