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单词 exertion
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Definition of exertion in English:

exertion

noun ɪɡˈzəːʃnɪɡˈzərʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • 1Physical or mental effort.

    she was panting with the exertion
    count noun a well-earned rest after their exertions
    Example sentencesExamples
    • After all the exertions of yesterday I felt it was unlikely that I would still be standing by 7pm, whether I'd been drinking or not.
    • Yet having sat almost idle for the best part of two summers, no wonder his daydreams so readily drift to warmer days under the sunshine and exertions out on the field.
    • However, in the past few years Alan's health suffered from the exertions of running the service and he has not been able to meet visitors and club members to say goodbye.
    • Someone had to be made happy by the exertions of this sad clown.
    • Filled with a zest for existence and coping with the exertions of a young wife and two kids, he is aware his work will see him live on long after he has shuffled off this mortal coil.
    • Signs of mental and physical fatigue after midweek exertions manifested themselves in some sluggish play from O'Neill's men early on.
    • The physical exertions would plague him for days, never mind the damage it would wreak on his mental ability.
    • By close of play at 3.30 p.m. daily they trooped home tired after their exertions but very contented and happy indeed.
    • Hence, the intellectual, mental, moral and physical exertions will be greater.
    • Nor shall there be any exertions or endeavours, obligations, nor any commissions received.
    • Dusty atmosphere and physical exertions are even otherwise extremely harmful for heart patients.
    • The physical and mental exertions on Sunday may take its toll.
    • It's just unfortunate that their opponents will be underdone, most of them suffering from their exertions in Gosford five days previously.
    • His World Cup exertions have perhaps left him more mentally jaded than straining physically.
    • At one point it was feared Jessica might have to pull out after she fell ill with chickenpox, but she is making a good recovery and hopes to be in top shape for Sunday's exertions.
    • But a sense of disquiet came over me when he began his exertions.
    • Contemporary people, most of whom earn wages, expect their exertions to be rewarded not only by other humans but also by God.
    • What he needs after such exertions is an ice bath, massage, rest and sleep.
    • Physical exertions have never really presented me with any challenge.
    • It was the Actress whom we'd met in the City, sweating profusely from her exertions and with a dirty smudge across a cheek.
    Synonyms
    effort, strain, struggle, toil, endeavour, hard work, labour, industry, {blood, sweat, and tears}
    pains, assiduity, assiduousness
    exercise, activity
    informal elbow grease, sweat
    British informal graft
    Australian/New Zealand informal yakka
    literary travail, moil
  • 2The application of a force, influence, or quality.

    the exertion of authority
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I become adept in my own sphere of influence and exertion, at peace and without fear.
    • With meditation a lot of exertion is necessary, but it cannot be forced.
    • It feels spindly, as if it will break with exertion of more force.
    • I rolled my eyes, giving into his exertion of force, and following him down the street back home.
    • I could actually feel my entire body just sink along with my mattress, from his exertion of force.
    Synonyms
    use, application, appliance, bringing to bear, exercise, employment, utilization
    expenditure

Rhymes

animadversion, aspersion, assertion, aversion, bioconversion, Cistercian, coercion, conversion, desertion, disconcertion, dispersion, diversion, emersion, excursion, extroversion, immersion, incursion, insertion, interspersion, introversion, Persian, perversion, submersion, subversion, tertian, version
 
 

Definition of exertion in US English:

exertion

nouniɡˈzərSH(ə)nɪɡˈzərʃ(ə)n
  • 1Physical or mental effort.

    she was panting with the exertion
    a well-earned rest after their mental exertions
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Filled with a zest for existence and coping with the exertions of a young wife and two kids, he is aware his work will see him live on long after he has shuffled off this mortal coil.
    • Signs of mental and physical fatigue after midweek exertions manifested themselves in some sluggish play from O'Neill's men early on.
    • However, in the past few years Alan's health suffered from the exertions of running the service and he has not been able to meet visitors and club members to say goodbye.
    • But a sense of disquiet came over me when he began his exertions.
    • Dusty atmosphere and physical exertions are even otherwise extremely harmful for heart patients.
    • Nor shall there be any exertions or endeavours, obligations, nor any commissions received.
    • After all the exertions of yesterday I felt it was unlikely that I would still be standing by 7pm, whether I'd been drinking or not.
    • Physical exertions have never really presented me with any challenge.
    • The physical exertions would plague him for days, never mind the damage it would wreak on his mental ability.
    • Hence, the intellectual, mental, moral and physical exertions will be greater.
    • His World Cup exertions have perhaps left him more mentally jaded than straining physically.
    • Someone had to be made happy by the exertions of this sad clown.
    • It's just unfortunate that their opponents will be underdone, most of them suffering from their exertions in Gosford five days previously.
    • What he needs after such exertions is an ice bath, massage, rest and sleep.
    • Yet having sat almost idle for the best part of two summers, no wonder his daydreams so readily drift to warmer days under the sunshine and exertions out on the field.
    • Contemporary people, most of whom earn wages, expect their exertions to be rewarded not only by other humans but also by God.
    • It was the Actress whom we'd met in the City, sweating profusely from her exertions and with a dirty smudge across a cheek.
    • The physical and mental exertions on Sunday may take its toll.
    • By close of play at 3.30 p.m. daily they trooped home tired after their exertions but very contented and happy indeed.
    • At one point it was feared Jessica might have to pull out after she fell ill with chickenpox, but she is making a good recovery and hopes to be in top shape for Sunday's exertions.
    Synonyms
    effort, strain, struggle, toil, endeavour, hard work, labour, industry, blood, sweat, and tears
  • 2The application of a force, influence, or quality.

    the exertion of authority
    Example sentencesExamples
    • With meditation a lot of exertion is necessary, but it cannot be forced.
    • I become adept in my own sphere of influence and exertion, at peace and without fear.
    • I could actually feel my entire body just sink along with my mattress, from his exertion of force.
    • It feels spindly, as if it will break with exertion of more force.
    • I rolled my eyes, giving into his exertion of force, and following him down the street back home.
    Synonyms
    use, application, appliance, bringing to bear, exercise, employment, utilization
 
 
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