1physical/mental energy 体力/精力 [uncountableU]WORK HARD the physical or mentalenergy that is needed to do something 力气;精力
Lou lifted the box easily, without using much effort.
卢没费多大力气就把箱子搬了起来。
Frank put a lot of effort into the party.
弗兰克办这次聚会花了不少精力。
Learning to speak another language takes effort.
学说外语要下功夫。
2attempt 努力 [countableC, uncountableU]TRY TO DO OR GET something an attempt to do something, especially when this involves a lot of hard work or determination 努力
Please make an effort to be polite.
请尽量礼貌些。
somebody’s effort(s) to do something
Tom’s efforts to stop smoking haven’t been very successful.
汤姆戒烟的努力不太成功。
Church leaders are prepared to meet the terrorists in an effort to (=in order to try to) find peace.
为寻求和平,教会领袖准备与恐怖分子会面。
effort at
Further efforts at negotiation have broken down.
为谈判所作的进一步努力已经失败了。
through somebody’s efforts (=because of their efforts) 通过某人的努力
The money was raised largely through the efforts of parents.
这笔钱主要是通过家长的努力才筹集到的。
despite somebody’s efforts
Despite all our efforts we lost the game 1–0.
虽然我们尽了最大努力,但还是以零比一输掉了比赛。
3be an effortTRY TO DO OR GET somethingto be difficult or painful to do 是费力的事;是痛苦的事
I was so weak that even standing up was an effort.
nTrying to get my mother to change her mind requires considerable effort.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + effort
successful 成功的
Their efforts were successful, and they won the contract.
他们得到了那份合同,努力没有白费。
unsuccessful 不成功的
Efforts to save the hospital from closure have been unsuccessful.
为拯救医院不被关闭而作的努力落空了。
futile (=having no chance of succeeding, and therefore not worth doing) 无用的,徒劳的
Doctors knew that any effort to save his life would be futile.
医生知道任何努力都救不了他的命。
a big/great effort 很大的努力
The government has made a big effort to tackle the problem of poverty.
政府为解决贫困问题付出了很大努力。
considerable effort (=a lot of effort) 相当大的努力
The police put considerable effort into finding his car.
警方费了很大的劲为他找车。
a supreme/tremendous effort (=a very big effort) 极大的努力
It was only with a supreme effort that Roger controlled his temper.
罗杰好不容易才捺住性子。
a special effort (=one that you do not normally make) 特别的努力
I made a special effort to be nice to the children.
我特别努力要对孩子们好。
na constant effort (=one that never stops)
Walking was a constant effort.
a sustained effort (=one that you continue making for a long time) 坚持不懈的努力
nIt will take a sustained effort over the next 5 years to achieve our objectives.
a conscious/deliberate effort (=one that you concentrate on in order to achieve something) 有意识的努力
nHe made a conscious effort to become a better person.
a determined effort (=showing a lot of determination) 坚决的努力
nShe had made a determined effort to lose weight.
a desperate effort (=one you make when you are in a very bad situation) 孤注一掷的努力
nThe fox made a desperate effort to get away.
a concerted effort (=involving a lot of different actions, or a lot of people working together) 尽全力;通力合作
nIt will take a concerted effort to change the culture of binge-drinking in the country.
a joint/team effort (=involving a group or team of people) 共同的/集体的努力
nWe had many fine individual performances, but the win was a real team effort.
na collaborative/cooperative effort formal (=with different people or groups working together)
This was a collaborative effort involving the three largest energy companies.
physical/mental effort 体力/心力
nHe struggled back from two sets down to win the match, showing great physical and mental effort.
na final/last-ditch effort (=a last effort, when you want very much to achieve something)
Sam took a deep breath and prepared herself for one final effort.
phrases
make the effort (=do something that requires some effort) 尽力做
I felt too tired to go to a party, but decided to make the effort.
我觉得太累,不想去参加聚会,但还是决定去了。
make every effort to do something (=try very hard) 尽一切努力做某事
I made every effort to see their point of view.
我极力去理解他们的观点。
make no effort to do something (=not try at all) 没尝试做某事
They make no effort to speak the local language.
他们没有尝试去说当地话。
be (well) worth the effort (=used to say that something is worth doing even though it is hard) 做某事 (很)值得
It’s a difficult place to get to, but it's well worth the effort.
到那地方不容易,不过很值得一去。
an effort of will (=a big effort to do something that you find difficult because of the way you feel) 意志力
It took a huge effort of will not to cry.
好不容易才没哭出来。
with effort formal (=trying very hard) 费劲地
With great effort, he managed to keep quiet.
他拼命忍住没出声。
without effort (=easily, without trying hard) 轻松地
nHer horse jumped the fence without any effort.
nCOLLOCATIONS – Meaning 4: work that people do to achieve something in a particular situation 特别行动
NOUN + effort
a relief effort
The UN is organizing the relief effort to the region affected by the earthquake.
a fund-raising effort
The party is planning a huge fund-raising effort later this year.
the war effort
Taxes were raised to support the war effort.
Examples from the Corpus
effort• The workers went on strike after efforts at negotiation with management broke down.• But Capssuggests that if an effort is made, communityinstitutions can still be made to work.• Yet, the lynchings and the surveillance of blacks in an effort to prevent the development of rebellion continued.• The company has announced 500 job losses in an effort to cut costs.• Cleaning up pollutedrivers will take considerable time and effort.• I've spent a lot of time and effort getting this far. I'm not giving up now.• Vicki has hardly put in any effort, yet she's expecting the same rewards as everyone else.• But equally important to the Clinton effort was the emphasis on change.• Generally, the constructionindustry still limits its deliveryeffort to an eight-hour period, Mondays to Fridays.• All his efforts to convince Lucy failed.• First it needs to boost its efforts to get wind of military-useful technology at an early stage.• The formermethod takes a bit more effort, but the results are more reliable.• This exercise isn't difficult - it shouldn't require much effort.• Indeed this is so clear that I sometimeswonderwhy so much effort usually goes into attempting to prove it.• It seems he devotes much time, much effort, to his body.• It seemed like a lot of effort for a very small gain.• I could have told you it would be a waste of effort.• His last piece does require some effort from the listener, but it's well worth it.• After all the effort I put in, they had better be satisfied!• Faster and faster he pulled on the rope, gasping with the effort.• Children are hard work, of course, but worth the effort.• The climb is arduous, but well worth the effort, as the views from the top are spectacular.• He mounted the slope with effort, breathing hard.
1physical/mental energy needed to do sth力量;精力ADJECTIVE | ... OF EFFORT | VERB + EFFORT | EFFORT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤considerable相當大的努力▸➤hard艱苦的努力◇It took a whole day of hard effort to knock down the wall.努力苦幹了一整天才把牆拆掉。➤constant, sustained不斷的/持續的努力▸➤extra額外的努力➤minimal最小的付出◇an outfit which enables you to look good with minimal effort不費什麼勁兒就會讓你看上去得體的行頭➤wasted白費勁兒▸➤physical體力付出▸➤intellectual, mental腦力付出... OF EFFORT➤amount努力的量◇the amount of effort required所需要的努力VERB + EFFORT➤demand, need, require, take需要努力◇It takes constant effort to become fluent in a language.需要不斷的努力才能流利地講一種語言。➤devote, exert, expend, invest, put in付出努力;作出努力◇All the team members have put in a great deal of effort.所有隊員都付出了極大的努力。➤waste白費功夫▸➤spare no不遺餘力◇No effort has been spared to make this hotel a welcoming, comfortable place.盡了一切努力將這個酒店打造成為受歡迎的舒適之所。➤be worth值得努力◇The walk is difficult but well worth the effort.這段路是難走點兒,但是值得費這功夫。EFFORT + VERB➤go into精力投入到⋯◇A lot of effort went into making the costumes.做這些戲裝花了很多的精力。PREPOSITION➤with effort, without effort費力;不費力◇This can be done quickly and with very little effort.這事不用費多少勁兒就能很快完成。PHRASES➤a great deal of effort巨大的努力▸➤time and effort時間和精力◇Senior leaders are investing time and effort in studying the issue.高層領導正在投入時間和精力研究這件事。◇The staff spent considerable time and effort developing a national policy.全體職員投入了相當多的時間與精力以制訂一項全國性政策。effort
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2attempt to do sth嘗試ADJECTIVE | VERB + EFFORT | EFFORT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤ambitious, big, enormous, great, Herculean, huge, major, massive, remarkable, special, tremendous雄心勃勃的努力;巨大的努力;主要的努力;傑出的努力;特殊的努力◇I can see you have made a big effort to clean up.我能看出你很努力地做了清理打掃。➤brave, heroic, superhuman, valiant無畏的/英勇的/超人的/勇敢的努力➤all-out, concentrated, determined, strenuous, tireless全部的/集中的/堅決的/費力的/不倦的努力➤painstaking辛勤的努力▸➤desperate, frantic拚命的努力◇their frantic efforts to put out the fire他們拚命撲火➤final, last, last-ditch最後的努力◇The UN General Secretary flew in in a last-ditch effort to save the talks.聯合國秘書長乘飛機到達,試圖為挽救會談作最後的努力。➤continuing, ongoing, sustained持續的努力◇the continuing effort to find the missing girls為尋找失踪女孩作出的持續努力➤renewed再度的努力➤pioneering開創性的努力◇pioneering efforts to restructure the industry為產業結構重組所作的開創性努力➤genuine, good-faith, positive, real, serious, sincere真正的/誠心的/積極的/實在的/嚴肅的/真心的努力◇Districts have not made a good-faith effort to implement public school choice.各區並沒有誠心去努力行使公立學校選擇權。➤feeble, half-hearted微弱的/敷衍的努力◇She made a feeble effort to smile, then started crying again.她勉強想擠出一絲笑容,卻又開始哭起來。➤successful成功的嘗試➤worthwhile值得的努力▸➤failed, fruitless, futile, unsuccessful, vain失敗的努力;無結果的努力;徒勞➤misguided被引入歧途的努力▸➤collaborative, collective, combined, concerted, cooperative, coordinated, joint, team共同努力;協同努力;齊心協力;團隊協作◇Students, teachers and families got together in a team effort to decorate the school.學生、老師和家長一起協作佈置學校。➤international國際間的努力▸➤conscious, deliberate有意識的努力◇I have to make a conscious effort to be polite so early in the morning.大清早的時候我要特別提醒自己禮貌待人。➤voluntary自願的行為◇The museum relies on the voluntary efforts of enthusiasts.這個博物館靠的是志願者熱心的幫助。➤diplomatic外交上的努力◇Diplomatic efforts to end the crisis failed.為結束危機而作的外交努力失敗了。➤grass-roots草根階層的努力◇a grass-roots effort by workers to transform their country基層工人們為改造自己的國家所作的努力➤get-out-the-vote (NAmE) 動員投票的努力◇The Democratic get-out-the-vote effort placed heavy emphasis on the youth vote.民主黨將拉票重點放在了青年人身上。➤fund-raising, marketing, outreach, recruitment籌款/營銷/跨區/招聘行動➤humanitarian, recovery, relief, rescue人道主義/恢復性/救災/營救努力➤anti-terrorism, counterterrorism反恐的努力➤clean-up, conservation, rebuilding, reconstruction, restoration淨化/保護/再建/重建/復原的努力VERB + EFFORT➤make作出努力➤initiate, launch開始努力;積極開展◇They launched an AIDS education effort.他們發起了艾滋病教育行動。➤mount, undertake採取行動◇The report outlines the efforts undertaken by the industry.報告概述了該行業所作出的努力。➤fund資助行動▸➤accelerate, expand, increase, intensify, redouble, renew, step up加速/擴大/增加/增強/倍加/恢復/加緊努力◇The police have renewed their efforts to find the murderer.警方重新開始尋找謀殺兇手。➤continue繼續努力▸➤channel, concentrate, focus引導努力於;集中精力於◇The police tried to channel their efforts into searching the forest.警方試圖集中力量搜查森林。➤redirect, refocus重新調整努力的方向➤coordinate, orchestrate, organize協調/結合/組織力量➤combine, pool合併/彙集力量◇Governments are pooling their efforts to stem international terrorism.政府正彙集力量遏制國際恐怖主義。➤duplicate付出雙倍的努力◇We tried to ensure that efforts were not duplicated.我們盡力確保不會重複費勁兒。➤lead, spearhead將精力引導到◇He spearheaded efforts to raise money for the school.他集中精力為學校籌款。➤target致力於◇We're targeting our efforts at making our website appealing to younger people.我們正致力於使網站能吸引年輕人。➤fail in失敗◇He failed in his efforts to give up smoking.他戒煙失敗了。➤resist抗拒努力◇The wound resisted all my efforts to stop it from bleeding.我怎麼都止不住傷口流血。➤abandon放棄努力➤complicate使努力複雜化➤derail, frustrate, hamper, hinder, impede, sabotage, stymie (informal, especially NAmE) , thwart, undermine使努力受挫;使努力受阻;使努力遭破壞◇Critics said the plan would undermine efforts to address the current crisis.批評者說,此計劃會使為處理當前危機所作出的努力受挫。➤be rewarded for, reward付出的努力得到回報;回報努力◇Her efforts were rewarded when she won an Oscar.獲得奧斯卡獎是她付出努力的回報。➤applaud, praise稱讚努力◇The gallery owner applauded the efforts of firefighters to save the exhibits.畫廊主人讚揚了消防隊員為挽救展品所付出的努力。➤appreciate贊賞努力◇We all appreciate your efforts.我們都很感激你作出的努力。➤oppose, support反對/支持努力EFFORT + VERB➤come to nothing, fail, fall flat, fall short努力無果而終;努力失敗;努力不夠➤pay off, succeed, work努力獲得了回報/獲得了成功/起作用➤culminate in sth, produce sth, result in sth努力最終取得⋯/產生⋯/獲得⋯➤be aimed at sth, be targeted at sth, focus on sth在⋯方面作出的努力◇educational efforts targeted at children from ethnic minorities在少數民族兒童教育方面作出的努力➤earn sb sth努力為某人獲得⋯◇Her efforts earned her a Nobel Prize.她的努力使她獲得了諾貝爾獎。PREPOSITION➤in an/your effort為了⋯◇The club has changed the rules in an effort to make them fairer.為了更公平一些,俱樂部調整了規則。➤through sb's effort通過某人的努力◇Through their efforts, enough money was raised to buy the equipment.通過他們的努力,已經籌措了足夠的資金購買設備。PHRASES➤your best efforts最大的努力◇Despite our best efforts, we didn't manage to win the game.儘管我們盡了最大努力,還是沒能贏得比賽。➤a reward for your efforts努力所得的回報◇Second prize was a fair reward for his efforts.獲二等獎是他付出努力應得的回報。➤make every effort竭盡全力◇We are making every effort to obtain the release of the hostages.我們竭盡全力爭取人質獲釋。
effort noun ⇨effort (put effort into sth)⇨attempt (make an effort)effort
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effort ♦︎ hard work ♦︎ struggle ♦︎ endeavour ♦︎ energy ♦︎ exertionThese are all words for the physical or mental energy that you need to do sth, or sth that takes a lot of energy.这些词均表示心气、努力或费力的事。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) great effort / struggle / endeavour / exertion◆(a) physical effort / struggle / exertion◆(a) mental effort / struggle / exertion◆(a) creative effort / endeavour / energies◆to need effort / hard work / your energies / exertion◆to take / demand effort / hard work◆to put effort / hard work / your energies into sth◆to expend effort / your energies■effort [uncountable, countable] the physical or mental energy that you need to do sth; sth that takes a lot of energy心力;努力;费力的事◆It's a long climb to the top, but well worth the effort.爬到顶部的路程很长,虽然费力,却很值得。◆A lot of effort has gone into making this event a success.为了使这次活动取得成功已经付出了很多努力。◆Getting up this morning was quite an effort(= it was difficult).今天早晨起床相当费劲。■ˌhard ˈwork [uncountable] the use of physical strength or mental effort over a period of time in order to do or achieve sth(一段时间的)努力,费力◆She earned her grades through sheer hard work.她完全靠刻苦努力取得了好成绩。◆They put in a lot of hard work to achieve this result.他们付出了很多努力才取得这一成果。◆It's hard work trying to get him to do anything for himself.要想让他为自己做点事,真是不容易。■struggle [singular] something that is difficult for you to do or achieve难事◆It was a real struggle to be ready on time.要按时做好准备确非易事。◆They face an uphill struggle to get to the finals of the competition.要进入决赛,他们面临巨大的挑战。 see also struggle ⇨ tryverb1■endeavour (BrE) (NAmEendeavor) ɪnˈdevə(r) [uncountable] (formal) the act of trying to do sth, especially sth new or difficult(尤指新的或艰苦的)努力,尝试◆There have been great advances in the field of scientific endeavour.在科学探索领域已经取得了巨大的进步。 see also endeavour ⇨ tryverb1■energy [uncountable] ( energies [plural]) the physical and mental effort that you use to do sth心力;精力◆She put all her energy into her work.她把全部精力都投入到工作中去了。◆Provide a means of channelling your child's creative energies.找个方法来引导您的孩子发挥创造力。ⓘ Energy or energies is usually used after a possessive pronoun, that is his, her, my, your, our ortheir. Verb collocates include concentrate, devote, direct, focus and channel. * energy或energies前通常有物主代词,即his、her、my、your、our或their。与energy或energies搭配的动词包括concentrate、devote、direct、focus和channel。■exertionɪgˈzɜːʃn; NAmEɪgˈzɜːrʃn [uncountable] ( exertions [plural]) (ratherformal) physical or mental effort; the act of making an effort努力;尽力;费力◆She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.她骑车上山累得全身发热,喘不过气来。◆He needed to relax after the exertions of a busy day at work.他忙碌工作了一天后需要休息。NOTE辨析 Effort or exertion?Exertion is usually used to talk about the act of using energy to carry out an activity, or the result of doing this. * exertion通常指费力做某事的行为或结果◆His voice was breathless from exertion.他累得说话上气不接下气。Effort tends to be used to talk about the work people do to achieve sth. * effort往往指为实现某个目标所作的努力◆A lot of effort has gone into achieving this result.为取得这一结果已经付出了很多努力。