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- effort ['εfət]
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1.
n
physical or mental exertion, usually considerable when unqualified
- the rock was moved with effort
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2.
n
a determined attempt
- our effort to save him failed
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3.
n
achievement; creation
- a great literary effort
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4.
n
[physics]
an applied force acting against inertia
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5.
n
[Etymology]
C15: from Old French esfort, from esforcier to force, ultimately from Latin fortis strong; see
force 1
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1.
n
physical or mental exertion, usually considerable when unqualified
Examples
- an all-out effort
- 全力 → all-out
- a backup effort
- 提供后援的努力 → backup
- the collective effort of the students
- 学生们的共同努力 → collective
- a fierce effort
- 拼命的努力 → fierce
- an honest effort
- 真诚的努力 → honest
- virgin effort
- 初次的努力 → virgin
- not worth the effort
- 不值得费那么大劲 → worth
- Before I finish, I would like to thank everybody for the great effort.
- 最后我想感谢所有人的大力支持
- I appreciate the effort, but the method you used isn't correct.
- 你的努力让我感动，但是你用的方法是不正确的。 → appreciate
- Controlling oneself takes a lot of effort.
- 要控制自己很不容易。 → oneself
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