effort

['efət]

n.努力, 努力的成果

n.

1. 努力, 尽力[U][C][+to-v]

I decided to make one more effort.

我决定再作一次努力。

His efforts had no smallest chance of success.

他的努力毫无成功的希望。

2. 努力的成果; 成就[C]

His recent novel is a fine literary effort.

他新近的小说是一本文学佳作。

词形变化

形容词: effortful | 副词: ef-fortfully |

词义辨析

同义:

n.努力尝试

attempt  try  endeavor  exertion  undertaking  fling  

同义参见:

accomplishment  application  labor  thing  work  study  stroke  shot  

英英释义

名词 effort:

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

同义词：attempt, endeavor, endeavour, try

use of physical or mental energy; hard work

同义词：elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

同义词：campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement

a notable achievement

同义词：deed, feat, exploit

补充

efforteffort英:[ˈefət] 美:[ˈɛfət]n.1.努力, 尽力2.努力的结果, 成就That's a good effort.那事干得不错。

例句

1. Finding a cure requires considerable time and effort.找到一种治疗方法需要大量的时间和精力。 2. He has put a lot of effort into it.他在这件事上耗费了很多精力。 3. Is a master's degree worth the effort and the money?硕士学位值得花费这些精力和金钱吗？ 4. I don't get lonely now because I make the effort to see people.我现在不觉得孤独了, 因为我尝试着去与人交往。 5. his efforts to reform Italian research他为改革意大利语研究付出的努力 6. Little effort has been made to investigate this claim.没什么人努力去调查这个说法。 7. You should at least make an effort to be nice to her.你至少应该尝试对她好一点。 8. He made no effort to hide his disappointment.他没有刻意去掩饰自己的失望之情。 9. With an effort he rose to his feet.他吃力地站了起来。 10. It was an effort to concentrate.要想全神贯注很困难。 11. It was only by a supreme effort of will and courage that he was able to pull himself together.他全凭超凡的意志力和勇气才使自己振作起来。 12. in an effort to reduce inflation, the government increased interest rates.为了减缓通货膨胀，政府提高了利率。 13. he was a keen gardener, winning many prizes for his efforts.他热衷于园艺，并因此获了许多成果奖。 14. the doctor spared no effort in helping my father.医生不遗余力地救护我父亲。 15. the war effort.为了战争的共同努力。 16. It was a real effort to stay awake in the lecture.要在那堂课上不打瞌睡，真得费很大的劲。 17. He put a lot of effort into finishing the project on time.为准时完工，他花费了很多功夫。 18. "It wasn't easy, but it was worth the effort."这不是一件容易的事情，但值得付出努力。 19. We need to expend more/extra effort.我们需要付出更多努力。 20. The job will require/take a great deal of time and effort.这项工作会花费大量时间和精力。 21. a lack of effort 缺乏努力 22. She seems to do everything without effort. [=effortlessly; very easily]她好像做任何事都毫不费力。 23. Our success is due to the combined/concerted efforts of many people.我们的成功源于许多人的共同努力。 24. Her efforts were rewarded with a new contract.她的努力得到了回报——拿到了新合同。 25. He lost the campaign despite the best efforts of his supporters.尽管支持者尽了最大努力，他还是输掉了竞选。 26. "His novel's surprise ending is not really convincing, but we'll give him an A for effort."他的小说出人意料的结尾不能真正令人信服，不过他的努力依然值得肯定。 27. "Even though they didn't win, the team made a good/valiant effort."尽管他们没有赢，但是他们的团队做出了巨大的努力/表现勇敢顽强。 28. a determined/desperate effort 坚决的/拼了命的努力 29. a last-ditch effort 最后的尝试 30. Her early efforts at writing a novel were awkward.他早期写小说的尝试不太顺利。 31. The project is a team effort. [=is being done by a group of people]这项工程是个团队项目。 32. "Despite my best efforts, I never found out who she was."我尽了最大努力，但始终没搞清她的身份。 33. He made no effort to hide his feelings. [=he showed his feelings openly]他没有试图隐藏感情。 34. "In an effort to avoid further delays, the delivery process has been simplified."投递过程被简化以免再耽搁。 35. I had to make a conscious/deliberate effort not to laugh.我不得不强忍着，不笑出来。 36. The school makes every effort [=the school does all that it can] to help new students become adjusted to college life.学校尽一切努力来帮助新生适应大学生活。 37. This painting was one of my best efforts.这幅画是我最好的作品之一。 38. It wasn't bad for a first effort.第一次就有这样的成果算不错了。 39. I was so tired this morning that it was an effort (for me) to get out of bed.我今早累极了，费了好大劲才起了床。 40. He wanted to contribute in some way to the war effort. [=to the effort to win the war]他想以某种方式为赢得战争做出贡献。