| 单词 | effort |
| 释义 | effort effort /ˈef.ət/ aep /-ɚt/ noun B1 [C or U] physical or mental activity needed to achieve something: » [+ to infinitive] If we could all make an effort to keep this office tidier it would help.» You can't expect to have any friends if you don't make any effort with people.» In their efforts to reduce crime the government expanded the police force.» He's jogging round the park every morning in an effort to get fit for the football season.» It takes a long time to prepare the dish but the results are so good that it's worth the effort.Thesaurus+: ↑Effort and expending energy , ↑Trying and making an effortF0 [C] the result of an attempt to produce something, especially when its quality is low or uncertain: » Do you want to have a look at his exam paper? It's a fairly poor effort.Thesaurus+: ↑Trying and making an effort , ↑Effort and expending energybe an effortC2 to be difficult, tiring, or boring to do: » I'm exhausted all the time, and everything is a real effort.Word partners for effort• ♯make an effort• ♯demand/♯require/♯take effort• a ♯considerable/♯great/♯tremendous effort• a ♯concerted/♯determined/♯valiant effort• a ♯conscious/♯deliberate effort• a ♯joint/♯team effort• ♯in an effort to do sth• ♯with/♯without effortWord Builder:–Nouns: effort–Adjectives: effortless–Adverbs: effortlesslyCollocations:–Verbs-lu. make an effort (to do sth)» Almost everybody made the effort to get to the meeting despite the train strike.-lu. devote/put in/spare no effort» I'm pleased with my success - I put in a lot of effort to get to this point in my life.-lu. increase/intensify/redouble/renew (your) effort» The engineers redoubled their efforts to find a solution.-lu. concentrate/focus your effort» We concentrated all our effort on catching the thieves.-lu. demand/need/require/take effort» It will require a good deal of effort to clear the house out by next week.-lu. effort goes into sth» An awful lot of effort went into organising the event.-lu. an effort fails» All our efforts to reassure him failed.–Adjectives-lu. a big/considerable/great/huge/major/real/tremendous effort» Peter made a great effort to get there on time.-lu. a brave/concerted/determined/genuine/valiant effort» Only a determined effort will enable us to meet these sales targets.-lu. a desperate/frantic effort» We made a desperate effort to reach the boat.-lu. a physical effort» It took a lot of physical effort to climb the hill.-lu. an unsuccessful effort» Their efforts to repair the car were unsuccessful.-lu. a joint/team effort» We'll need a joint effort to get all this fruit picked.-lu. a conscious/deliberate effort» I made a conscious effort to be more friendly to her.-lu. an individual/solo effort» Her round the world sailing trip was a solo effort.–Determiners-lu. any/every/little/no effort» I made every effort to be polite.–Types-lu. a diplomatic/international effort» A team of aid workers was part of an international effort to keep people from dying of starvation.-lu. a relief/rescue effort» Britain joined the rescue effort for victims of the floods.-lu. a peace effort» The UN is calling for new peace efforts.-lu. the war effort» The country needs to raise money for the war effort.-lu. a group/team effort» He said that they were thrilled with their win which was very much a team effort.–Prepositions-lu. with/without effort» We won't finish the work without a lot of effort from everyone.-lu. in an effort» He injured himself in an effort to rescue the dog.-lu. through sb's effort» Through David's effort, the party was a success.–Phrases-lu. be worth the effort» I had to get up at 4am to see the lions, but it was well worth the effort.-lu. time and effort» Nursing such a sick child back to health takes time and effort.-lu. your best efforts» Despite my best efforts, the house still looked a mess.• • • Extra Examples:» A considerable amount of time and effort has gone into this exhibition.» Everyone ought to make the effort to vote.» It was a real team effort - everyone contributed something to the success of the project.» He's obviously making a special effort to be nice to me at the moment.» He hauled himself over the wall, grunting with the effort.Common mistake: effort! Warning: Choose the right verb!! Don't say 'do an effort', say make an effort:✗ We must do an effort to improve our English.» We must make an effort to improve our English. |
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