单词 | concertedly |
释义 | concertedcon‧cert‧ed /kənˈsɜːtɪd $ -ɜːr-/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINconcerted ExamplesOrigin: 1700-1800 concert ‘to do together or by agreement’ (16-21 centuries), from French concerter, from Old Italian concertare, from Latin, ‘to fight, compete’, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + certare ‘to make great efforts’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► made ... concerted effort Phrases Libraries have made a concerted effort to attract young people. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a deliberate/concerted campaign (=done by people in a determined way)· There was a concerted campaign to attract more women into the armed forces. ► a concerted effort (=involving a lot of different actions, or a lot of people working together)· It will take a concerted effort to change the culture of binge-drinking in the country. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► action· Against concerted action by local authorities the individual librarian would be fighting a very hard and probably losing battle.· However, contrasts in personal style between chairmen inhibited concerted action on some matters and helped Citrine.· I simply do not have the manpower to make arrests in the teeth of such concerted action.· But if the nation's children are to get the education they deserve, concerted action may be needed.· Only concerted action and investigation by the government can right these tragic injustices that continue to occur.· Alternatively, an apparent readiness to change may conceal an intention to resist in concerted action with others. ► attack· The burnished copper shone bravely, having only the previous night survived unscathed a particularly concerted attack upon its person.· Leicester, scoring only once more despite concerted attacks, were left to ponder on what might have been. ► attempt· The initiative has also made concerted attempts to tackle these problems.· Thus together they amount to a concerted attempt to investigate whether or not any form of vertical behaviour is to be allowed.· The Movement recognised this, as it also recognised that administrative pressures were working against a concerted attempt to preserve religious unity. ► campaign· Coun Ord, a member of Sedgefield District Council, has called for a concerted campaign to get the proportional representation across. ► effort· She has also made a concerted effort to improve her knowledge.· Prompt response to requests would help to ease the pressure as would a concerted effort being made to increase membership.· I feel that I should make a more concerted effort to leave my profession and find a new and more satisfying career.· This change is part of a concerted effort to raise our profile with our international customers.· Meanwhile, ministers rallied in a concerted effort to denounce rumours of a rift between Mr Lawson and Margaret Thatcher.· With one concerted effort, they heaved the boar out of the water and up on to the bank.· These techniques are not freely available everywhere, but with concerted effort they could be.· A global concerted effort is required to avert a global health crisis. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► concerted effort/action/attack etc concerted effort/action/attack etc a concerted effort etc is done by people working together in a carefully planned and very determined way: Libraries have made a concerted effort to attract young people.—concertedly adverb
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