| 单词 | exertion |
| 释义 | exertion (once / 326 pages) n Exertion is effort. Exercise requires physical exertion. Listening to great jazz requires mental exertion. What kind of exertion does jazzercise require? Perhaps too much. Ex– means out. Exertion means energy is coming out—so much so that when you’re done, you may feel exhausted. The opposite of ex- is in-, as in inertia—something you need exertion to overcome. WORD FAMILYexertion: exertions+/exert: exerted, exerting, exertion, exerts, overexert/overexert: overexerted, overexerting, overexertion, overexerts/overexertion: overexertions USAGE EXAMPLESIn “Silence,” Scorsese borrows the genre’s stripped-down framework in order to observe the physical exertion of brutal power. The New Yorker(Dec 27, 2016) One minute of all-out exercise may provide the benefits of 45 minutes of moderate exertion. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) But Mr. Evans was also engaged in an enigmatic ritual of physical exertion and formal control. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) n use of physical or mental energy; hard work they managed only with great exertion Syn|Hypo|Hyper effort, elbow grease, sweat, travail struggle strenuous effort difficulty, troublean effort that is inconvenient least effort, least resistancethe least effortful way to do something strain, strainingan intense or violent exertion exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workoutthe activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit pulla sustained effort application, diligencea diligent effort overkillany effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal supererogationan effort above and beyond the call of duty overexertionexcessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results detrition, friction, rubbingeffort expended in moving one object over another with pressure attritionthe act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction cardiopulmonary exerciseexercise intended to strengthen the circulatory system gymnastic exercise(gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus) kick upraising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestlingthe act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat the devilsomething difficult or awkward to do or deal with tsuris(Yiddish) aggravating trouble exercise set, setseveral exercises intended to be done in series anaerobic exercise, bodybuilding, muscle building, musclebuildingexercise that builds muscles through tension calisthenics, callisthenicslight exercises designed to promote general fitness isometric exercise, isometricsmuscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change) isotonic exerciseexercise in which opposing muscles contract and there is controlled movement (tension is constant while the lengths of the muscles change) Kegel exercises, pubococcygeus exercisesexercises for women designed to improve the ability to hold urine stretch, stretchingexercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent arm exerciseexercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles back exerciseexercise designed to strengthen the back muscles leg exerciseexercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles neck exerciseexercise designed to strengthen the neck muscles stomach exercise, tummy crunchan exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles yogaa system of exercises practiced as part of the Hindu discipline to promote control of the body and mind labor, labour, toil productive work (especially physical work done for wages) |
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