| 词汇 | effort |
| 释义 | effort 3 ENTRIES FOUND: effort (noun) a (noun) e (noun) effort /ˈɛfɚt/ noun plural efforts effort /ˈɛfɚt/ noun plural efforts Learner's definition of EFFORT 1 : work done by the mind or body : energy used to do something功夫；努力；精力 [noncount] 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。 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。 We need to expend more/extra effort.我们需要付出更多努力。 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。 a lack of effort 缺乏努力 She seems to do everything without effort. [=effortlessly; very easily]她好像做任何事都毫不费力。 [count] 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。 Her efforts were rewarded with a new contract.她的努力得到了回报——拿到了新合同。 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。 ◊ If you get an A for effort or an E for effort or (Brit) full marks for effort, you are given credit for working hard to do something, even though the result of the work was not successful.努力值得肯定 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。 2 [count] : a serious attempt to do something认真的尝试；尽力；试图 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。 a determined/desperate effort 坚决的/拼了命的努力 a last-ditch effort 最后的尝试 Her early efforts at writing a novel were awkward.他早期写小说的尝试不太顺利。 The project is a team effort. [=is being done by a group of people]这项工程是个团队项目。 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。 — often followed by to + verb 常接动词不定式 He made no effort to hide his feelings. [=he showed his feelings openly]他没有试图隐藏感情。 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。 I had to make a conscious/deliberate effort not to laugh.我不得不强忍着，不笑出来。 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。 3 [count] : something produced by work努力的结果，成果 This painting was one of my best efforts.这幅画是我最好的作品之一。 It wasn't bad for a first effort.第一次就有这样的成果算不错了。 4 [singular] : something that is hard to do费劲的事 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。 5 [noncount] : all that is being done to achieve a particular goal（为某一目的而做的）全部努力 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。 |
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