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  • [ɪg'zəːt ɔn]
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

exert on [ɪg'zəːt ɔn]
  1. 1. v. + prep 对(某人施加压力等)
    This undue pressure exerted on the elderly is unacceptable.
    老年人施加如此过分压力,是难以令人接受的。

Examples

These games exert a tremendous pull on some children.
这些游戏对一些孩子来说,有巨大的吸引力。
文艺对人们的思想起着潜移默化的作用。
Literature and art exert an imperceptible influence on people's thinking.
施压力
exert pressure on sb.
施加影响
exert one's influence on sb.
起熏陶作用
exert an edifying influence on
熏陶
exert a gradual, uplifting influence on; nurture; edify
在竞争激烈的社会,鞭打快牛的现象屡见不鲜。
In this world of fierce competitions, it is a common practice to exert more pressure on able people.

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