effort

英 [ˈefət]

美 [ˈefərt]

n.  气力; 努力; 费力的事; 艰难的尝试; 试图; 尽力; 有组织的活动

复数：efforts　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.745 / COCA.454

同义词辨析

effortdiligenceendeavour【导航词义：努力】

习惯用语

n.

bend your mind/efforts to sth
• 致力于某事；专心致志于
  to think very hard about or put a lot of effort into one particular thing

牛津词典

noun

• 气力；努力；费力的事
  the physical or mental energy that you need to do sth; sth that takes a lot of energy
  1. You should put more effort into your work.
     你应该更加努力地工作。
  2. A lot of effort has gone into making this event a success.
     为使这次活动成功费了很大的劲。
  3. It's a long climb to the top, but well worth the effort.
     爬到顶上路程很长，虽然费力却很值得。
  4. Getting up this morning was quite an effort (= it was difficult) .
     今天早上起床相当费力。
  5. With (an) effort (= with difficulty) she managed to stop herself laughing.
     她好不容易才忍住了笑。
• 艰难的尝试；试图；尽力
  an attempt to do sth especially when it is difficult to do
  1. a determined/real/special effort
     坚决的 / 真正的 / 特别的努力
  2. to make an effort
     作出努力
  3. The company has laid off 150 workers in an effort to save money.
     公司为节省资金遣散了150名工作人员。
  4. I didn't really feel like going out, but I am glad I made the effort .
     我当时并不很想出去，不过我很庆幸还是出去了。
  5. The local clubs are making every effort to interest more young people.
     地方俱乐部正在尽一切努力来吸引更多的年轻人。
  6. We need to make a concerted effort to finish on time.
     我们需要通力合作才能按时完成。
  7. I spent hours cleaning the house, but there isn't much to show for all my efforts .
     我花了几个小时来打扫房子，但费了这么大力气却看不到多少效果。
  8. With an effort of will he resisted the temptation.
     他凭自己的意志顶住了这一诱惑。
  9. The project was a joint/group effort.
     这项工程是共同 / 集体努力的结果。
• 有组织的活动
  a particular activity that a group of people organize in order to achieve sth
  1. the Russian space effort
     俄罗斯航天计划
  2. the United Nations' peacekeeping effort
     联合国的维和行动
• 努力的结果；成就
  the result of an attempt to do sth
  1. I'm afraid this essay is a poor effort.
     很抱歉，这篇文章写得不好。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 努力;气力；精力
  If you make aneffort todo something, you try very hard to do it.
  1. He made no effort to hide his disappointment...
     他毫不掩饰失望之情。
  2. Finding a cure requires considerable time and effort.
     找到治疗的办法需要大量的时间和精力。
  3. ...his efforts to reform Italian research...
     他为改革意大利研究付出的努力
  4. Despite the efforts of the United Nations, the problem of drug traffic continues to grow...
     尽管联合国作了努力，贩毒问题仍变得越来越严重。
  5. But a concerted effort has begun to improve the quality of the urban air.
     但是各方已经开始共同努力改善城镇空气质量。
• N-UNCOUNT 吃力;费力
  If you say that someone did somethingwith effortorwith an effort, you mean it was difficult for them to do.
  1. She took a deep breath and sat up slowly and with great effort...
     她深吸一口气，费力地慢慢坐起身来。
  2. With an effort she contained her irritation.
     她努力强压住了怒火。
• N-COUNT （为达到某一目的的）有组织的行动，一系列活动
  Aneffortis a particular series of activities that is organized by a group of people in order to achieve something.
  1. ...a famine relief effort in Angola.
     在安哥拉进行的饥荒救济行动
• N-SING 费力的事;困难的事;劳神的事
  If you say that something isan effort, you mean that an unusual amount of physical or mental energy is needed to do it.
  1. Even carrying the camcorder while hiking in the forest was an effort.
     在森林中徒步旅行时，即便带的是便携式摄像机也非常费力。
• PHRASE 尽力；尝试；勉为其难
  If youmake the effort todo something, you do it, even though you need extra energy to do it or you do not really want to.
  1. I don't get lonely now because I make the effort to see people.
     我现在不觉得孤独了，因为我尝试着与人交往。
• PHRASE 勇气;决心
  If you do something difficult or painful byan effort of will, you manage to make yourself do it.
  1. It was only by a supreme effort of will and courage that he was able to pull himself together.
     他全凭超凡的决心和勇气才使自己振作起来。
• PHRASE 值得努力去做
  If you say that something isworth the effort, you mean that it will justify the energy that you have spent or will spend on it.
  1. Fortunately, the chore of leaf sweeping is well worth the effort.
     幸运的是，干清扫落叶这个活儿是值得的。

英英释义

noun

• a notable achievement
  1. he performed a great feat
  2. the book was her finest effort
  Synonym:featexploit
• use of physical or mental energy
  1. he got an A for effort
  2. they managed only with great exertion
  Synonym:elbow greaseexertiontravailsweat
• earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
  1. made an effort to cover all the reading material
  2. wished him luck in his endeavor
  3. she gave it a good try
  Synonym:attemptendeavorendeavourtry
• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
  1. he supported populist campaigns
  2. they worked in the cause of world peace
  3. the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
  4. the movement to end slavery
  5. contributed to the war effort
  Synonym:campaigncausecrusadedrivemovement

双语例句

• Even carrying the camcorder while hiking in the forest was an effort.
  在森林中徒步旅行时，即便带的是便携式摄像机也非常费力。
• He lifted the big rock without effort.
  他毫不费力地举起了这块大石头。
• It was only by a supreme effort of will and courage that he was able to pull himself together.
  他全凭超凡的决心和勇气才使自己振作起来。
• With an effort she contained her irritation.
  她努力强压住了怒火。
• Research workers are well aware that much of their time and effort is unproductive.
  研究人员很清楚，他们的很多时间和精力全都是白费。
• Don't slack up your effort, as we are getting to the end.
  快到完成的时候了，别松劲啊。
• When you came away you made a definite effort to mix.
  你离开时一定要努力和大家搞好关系。
• A key task is to get pupils to perceive for themselves the relationship between success and effort
  关键任务是让学生们自己认识到成功和努力之间的关系。
• We're not saying that activists should put all their effort and time into party politics
  我们并不是说活动家应该把所有的精力和时间都用到政党政治上。
• I was singing in a vain effort to cheer him up.
  我唱歌试图让他高兴起来，结果是白费力气。