effort
noun OPAL W
/ˈefət/
/ˈefərt/
Idioms - [countable] an attempt to do something especially when it is difficult to do
艰难的尝试；试图；尽力 - The project was a team effort.
这个项目是团队努力的成果。 - a joint/collaborative effort
联合/协作努力 - a determined/conscious/special effort
坚定的/有意识的/特殊的努力 - I didn't really feel like going out, but I am glad I made the effort.
我当时并不很想出去，不过我很庆幸还是出去了。 - effort to do something Please make an effort to be on time.
请努力准时。 - The local clubs are making every effort to interest more young people.
地方俱乐部正在尽一切努力来吸引更多的年轻人。 - We need to make a concerted effort to finish on time.
我们需要通力合作才能按时完成。 - You need to focus your efforts on critical areas first.
你需要首先把精力集中在关键领域。 - We decided to concentrate our efforts on the home study market.
我们决定把精力集中在家庭学习市场上。 - to coordinate/redouble your efforts
协调/加倍努力 - I'm glad to hear that many of you support our efforts.
我很高兴听到你们许多人支持我们的努力。 - in an effort to do something The company has laid off 150 workers in an effort to save money.
公司为节省资金遣散了 150 名工人。 - despite somebody's efforts Despite our best efforts, we didn't manage to win the game.
尽管我们尽了最大的努力，却没能赢得这场比赛。 - Recognize your staff members for their efforts.
认可你的员工的努力。 - I spent hours cleaning the house, but there isn't much to show for all my efforts.
我花了几个小时来打扫房子，但费了这么大力气却看不到多少效果。 - with an effort With an effort of will he resisted the temptation.
他凭自己的意志顶住了这一诱惑。
Topics Successb1- They believed their collaborative efforts would be far more effective than the efforts of any individual.
他们相信他们的合作比任何个人的努力都要有效得多。 - He failed in his efforts to give up smoking.
他戒烟失败了。 - Critics said the plan would undermine efforts to address the current crisis.
批评者说，此计划会使为处理当前危机所作出的努力受挫。 - He spearheaded efforts to raise money for the school.
他集中精力为学校筹款。 - I can see you have made a big effort to clean up.
我能看出你很努力地做了清理打扫。 - I have to make a conscious effort to be polite so early in the morning.
大清早的时候我要特别提醒自己礼貌待人。 - I make sporadic efforts to sort out my files.
我断断续续地整理我的文件。 - She made a feeble effort to smile, then started crying again.
她勉强想挤出一丝笑容，却又开始哭起来。 - The UN General Secretary flew in in a last-ditch effort to save the talks.
联合国秘书长乘飞机到达，试图为挽救会谈作最后的努力。 - The club has changed the rules in an effort to make them fairer.
为了更公平一些，俱乐部调整了规则。 - The wound resisted all my efforts to stop it bleeding.
我怎么都止不住伤口流血。 - I'll make a special effort to finish on time this week.
我会加倍努力争取本周完成。 - Students, teachers and families got together in a team effort to decorate the school.
学生、老师和家长一起协作布置学校。 - Governments are pooling their efforts to stem international terrorism.
政府正汇集力量遏制国际恐怖主义。 - Her efforts earned her a Nobel Prize.
她的努力使她获得了诺贝尔奖。 - The gallery owner applauded the efforts of firefighters to save the exhibits.
画廊主人赞扬了消防队员为挽救展品所付出的努力。 - The police have renewed their efforts to find the murderer.
警方重新开始寻找谋杀凶手。 - Diplomatic efforts to end the crisis failed.
为结束危机而作的外交努力失败了。 - Through their efforts, enough money was raised to buy the equipment.
通过他们的努力，已经筹措了足够的资金购买设备。 - We're targeting our efforts at making our website appealing to younger people.
我们正致力于使网站能吸引年轻人。 - efforts by campaigners to improve working conditions at the plant
活动家们改善工厂工作条件的努力 - She redoubled her efforts to get her writing published.
她加倍努力让自己的作品出版。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ambitious
- big
- enormous
- …
- make
- initiate
- launch
- …
- come to nothing
- fail
- fall flat
- …
- in an/your effort
- through somebody’s effort
- your best efforts
- a reward for your efforts
- make every effort
- …
- The project was a team effort.
- [uncountable, countable] the physical or mental energy that you need to do something; something that takes a lot of energy
气力；努力；费力的事 - You should put more effort into your work.
你应该更加努力地工作。 - A great deal of time and effort has gone into making this event a success.
为了使这次活动获得成功，我们投入了大量的时间和精力。 - It's a long climb to the top, but well worth the effort.
爬到顶上路程很长，虽然费力却很值得。 - Getting up this morning was quite an effort (= it was difficult).
今天早上起床相当费力。 - The task required almost no effort.
这项任务几乎不需要任何努力。 - with (an) effort (British English) With an effort (= with difficulty) she managed to stop herself laughing.
她好不容易才忍住了笑。
- It takes constant effort to become fluent in a language.
需要不断的努力才能流利地讲一种语言。 - It took a whole day of hard effort to knock down the wall.
努力苦干了一整天才把墙拆掉。 - No effort has been spared to make this hotel a welcoming, comfortable place.
尽了一切努力将这个酒店打造成为受欢迎的舒适之所。 - This can be done quickly and with very little effort.
这事不用费多少劲儿就能很快完成。 - an outfit which enables you to look good with minimal effort
不费什么劲儿就会让你看上去得体的行头 - They have put a lot of money and effort into their latest album.
他们在最新的专辑中投入了大量的金钱和精力。 - Without much effort, our membership has made modest, steady growth.
没有太多的努力，我们的成员已经取得了适度、稳定的增长。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- hard
- constant
- …
- amount
- demand
- need
- require
- …
- go into
- with effort
- without effort
- a great deal of effort
- time and effort
- You should put more effort into your work.
- [countable] (usually after a noun
通常置于名词后 有组织的活动 - the Russian space effort
俄罗斯航天计划 - the United Nations’ peacekeeping effort
联合国的维和行动
- the Russian space effort
- [countable] the result of an attempt to do something
努力的结果；成就 - I'm afraid this essay is a poor effort.
很抱歉，这篇文章写得不好。
- I'm afraid this essay is a poor effort.
词源late 15th cent.: from French, from Old French esforcier, based on Latin ex- ‘out’ + fortis ‘strong’.
Idioms
bend (all) your efforts/every effort to something
- (formal) to put a lot of effort into one particular thing
致力于某事；专心致志 - He urged the government to bend every effort to secure the prisoners' release.
他敦促政府尽一切努力确保囚犯获释。
- He urged the government to bend every effort to secure the prisoners' release.