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BNC: 745 COCA: 454

effort

noun
/ˈefət/
/ˈefərt/
Idioms
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  1. [countable] an attempt to do something especially when it is difficult to do艱難的嘗試;試圖;盡力
    • The project was a team effort.這個項目是團隊努力的成果。
    • a joint/collaborative effort聯合/協作努力
    • a determined/conscious/special effort堅定的/有意識的/特殊的努力
    • I didn't really feel like going out, but I am glad I made the effort.我當時並不很想出去,不過我很慶幸還是出去了。
    • effort to do something Please make an effort to be on time.請努力準時。
    • The local clubs are making every effort to interest more young people.地方俱樂部正在盡一切努力來吸引更多的年輕人。
    • We need to make a concerted effort to finish on time.我們需要通力合作才能按時完成。
    • You need to focus your efforts on critical areas first.你需要首先把精力集中在關鍵領域。
    • We decided to concentrate our efforts on the home study market.我們決定把精力集中在家庭學習市場上。
    • to coordinate/redouble your efforts協調/加倍努力
    • I'm glad to hear that many of you support our efforts.我很高興聽到你們許多人支持我們的努力。
    • in an effort to do something The company has laid off 150 workers in an effort to save money.公司爲節省資金遣散了 150 名工人。
    • despite somebody's efforts Despite our best efforts, we didn't manage to win the game.盡管我們盡了最大的努力,卻沒能赢得這場比賽。
    • Recognize your staff members for their efforts.認可你的員工的努力。
    • I spent hours cleaning the house, but there isn't much to show for all my efforts.我花了幾個小時來打掃房子,但費了這麽大力氣卻看不到多少效果。
    • with an effort With an effort of will he resisted the temptation.他憑自己的意志頂住了這一誘惑。
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    • They believed their collaborative efforts would be far more effective than the efforts of any individual.他們相信他們的合作比任何個人的努力都要有效得多。
    • He failed in his efforts to give up smoking.他戒煙失敗了。
    • Critics said the plan would undermine efforts to address the current crisis.批評者說,此計劃會使爲處理當前危機所作出的努力受挫。
    • He spearheaded efforts to raise money for the school.他集中精力爲學校籌款。
    • 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。
    • I have to make a conscious effort to be polite so early in the morning.大清早的時候我要特别提醒自己禮貌待人。
    • I make sporadic efforts to sort out my files.我斷斷續續地整理我的文件。
    • 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。
    • 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,試圖爲挽救會談作最後的努力。
    • The club has changed the rules in an effort to make them fairer.爲了更公平一些,俱樂部調整了規則。
    • The wound resisted all my efforts to stop it bleeding.我怎麽都止不住傷口流血。
    • I'll make a special effort to finish on time this week.我會加倍努力爭取本周完成。
    • 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布置學校。
    • Governments are pooling their efforts to stem international terrorism.政府正匯集力量遏制國際恐怖主義。
    • Her efforts earned her a Nobel Prize.她的努力使她獲得了諾貝爾獎。
    • The gallery owner applauded the efforts of firefighters to save the exhibits.畫廊主人贊揚了消防隊員爲挽救展品所付出的努力。
    • The police have renewed their efforts to find the murderer.警方重新開始尋找謀殺兇手。
    • Diplomatic efforts to end the crisis failed.爲結束危機而作的外交努力失敗了。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • efforts by campaigners to improve working conditions at the plant活動家們改善工廠工作條件的努力
    • She redoubled her efforts to get her writing published.她加倍努力讓自己的作品出版。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • ambitious
    • big
    • enormous
    verb + effort
    • make
    • initiate
    • launch
    effort + verb
    • come to nothing
    • fail
    • fall flat
    preposition
    • in an/​your effort
    • through somebody’s effort
    phrases
    • your best efforts
    • a reward for your efforts
    • make every effort
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable, countable] the physical or mental energy that you need to do something; something that takes a lot of energy氣力;努力;費力的事
    • You should put more effort into your work.你應該更加努力地工作。
    • A great deal of time and effort has gone into making this event a success.爲了使這次活動獲得成功,我們投入了大量的時間和精力。
    • It's a long climb to the top, but well worth the effort.爬到頂上路程很長,雖然費力卻很值得。
    • Getting up this morning was quite an effort (= it was difficult).今天早上起床相當費力。
    • The task required almost no effort.這項任務幾乎不需要任何努力。
    • with (an) effort (British English) With an effort (= with difficulty) she managed to stop herself laughing.她好不容易才忍住了笑。
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    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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爲受歡迎的舒適之所。
    • 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。
    • an outfit which enables you to look good with minimal effort不費什麽勁兒就會讓你看上去得體的行頭
    • They have put a lot of money and effort into their latest album.他們在最新的專輯中投入了大量的金錢和精力。
    • Without much effort, our membership has made modest, steady growth.沒有太多的努力,我們的成員已經取得了適度、穩定的增長。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • hard
    • constant
    … of effort
    • amount
    verb + effort
    • demand
    • need
    • require
    effort + verb
    • go into
    preposition
    • with effort
    • without effort
    phrases
    • a great deal of effort
    • time and effort
    See full entry
  3. [countable] (usually after a noun通常置於名詞後) a particular activity that a group of people organize in order to achieve something有組織的活動
    • the Russian space effort俄羅斯航天計劃
    • the United Nations’ peacekeeping effort聯合國的維和行動
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  4. [countable] the result of an attempt to do something努力的結果;成就
    • I'm afraid this essay is a poor effort.很抱歉,這篇文章寫得不好。
  5. Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French, from Old French esforcier, based on Latin ex- ‘out’ + fortis ‘strong’.
Idioms
bend (all) your efforts/every effort to something
  1. (formal) to put a lot of effort into one particular thing致力於某事;專心致志
    • He urged the government to bend every effort to secure the prisoners' release.他敦促政府盡一切努力確保囚犯獲釋。
BNC: 745 COCA: 454
effort

noun¹

1physical/mental energy needed to do sth力量;精力ADJECTIVE | ... OF EFFORT | VERB + EFFORT | EFFORT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEconsiderable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 EFFORTamount努力的量the amount of effort required所需要的努力VERB + EFFORTdemand, 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 + VERBgo 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。PREPOSITIONwith 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。PHRASESa 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 | PHRASES ADJECTIVEambitious, 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為尋找失蹤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 + EFFORTmake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 + VERBcome 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。PREPOSITIONin 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。PHRASESyour 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。
BNC: 745 COCA: 454
effort noun
effort (put effort into sth) attempt (make an effort)
effort

noun

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. 這些詞均表示心氣、努力或費力的事。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 / energiesto need effort / hard work / your energies / exertionto take / demand effort / hard workto put effort / hard work / your energies into sthto 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;費力的事It's a long climb to the top, but well worth the effort.爬到頂部的路程很長,雖然費力,卻很值得。A lot of effort has gone into making this event a success.爲了使這次活動取得成功已經付出了很多努力。Getting up this morning was quite an effort (= it was difficult).今天早晨起床相當費勁。 ˌhard ˈwork [uncountable] the use of physical strength or mental effort over a period of time in order to do or achieve sth (一段時間的)努力,費力She earned her grades through sheer hard work.她完全靠刻苦努力取得了好成績。They put in a lot of hard work to achieve this result.他們付出了很多努力才取得這一成果。It's hard work trying to get him to do anything for himself.要想讓他爲自己做點事,真是不容易。 struggle [singular] something that is difficult for you to do or achieve 難事It was a real struggle to be ready on time.要按時做好準備確非易事。They face an uphill struggle to get to the finals of the competition.要進入決賽,他們面臨巨大的挑戰。 see also struggle try verb 1 endeavour (BrE) (NAmE endeavor) ɪnˈdevə(r) [uncountable] (formal) the act of trying to do sth, especially sth new or difficult (尤指新的或艱苦的)努力,嘗試There have been great advances in the field of scientific endeavour.在科學探索領域已經取得了巨大的進步。 see also endeavour try verb 1 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.找個方法來引導您的孩子發揮創造力。Energy or energies is usually used after a possessive pronoun, that is his, her, my, your, our or their. Verb collocates include concentrate, devote, direct, focus and channel. * energy或energies前通常有物主代詞,即his、her、my、your、our或their。與energy或energies搭配的動詞包括concentrate、devote、direct、focus和channel。 exertion ɪgˈzɜːʃn; NAmE ɪgˈzɜːrʃn [uncountable] ( exertions [plural]) (rather formal) physical or mental effort; the act of making an effort 努力;盡力;費力She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.她騎車上山累得全身發熱,喘不過氣來。He needed to relax after the exertions of a busy day at work.他忙碌工作了一天後需要休息。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通常指費力做某事的行爲或結果His voice was breathless from exertion.他累得說話上氣不接下氣。 Effort tends to be used to talk about the work people do to achieve sth. * effort往往指爲實現某個目標所作的努力A lot of effort has gone into achieving this result.爲取得這一結果已經付出了很多努力。
BNC: 745 COCA: 454
effort
An attempt to do something: attempt, effort, struggle...
General words for objects: thing, object, article...

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