Effort
['efət] or ['ɛfɚt]
解释:
(noun.) use of physical or mental energy; hard work; 'he got an A for effort'; 'they managed only with great exertion'.
整理:玛米--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle directed to the accomplishment of an object; as, an effort to scale a wall.
(n.) A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
(v. t.) To stimulate.
凯思琳校对
同义词及近义词:
n. [1]. Endeavor, attempt, trial, essay, exertion, struggle, strain, straining, stretch.[2]. Enterprise, undertaking, cause.
手打:西格蒙德
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Trial, attempt, endeavor, exertion
ANT:Failure, misadventure, unsuccess, frustration, futility, inactivity, ease,facility, spontaneity
录入:威廉敏娜
解释:
n. a putting forth of strength: attempt: struggle.—adj. Ef′fortless making no effort: passive.
休伯特校对
例句:
- Bois-Guilbert made an effort to suppress his rising scorn and indignation, the expression of which, he was well aware, would have little availed him. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- I have no such scruples, and I am sure I could put up with every unpleasantness of that kind with very little effort. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
- His speech had been whispered, broken, and indistinct; but by a great effort he had made it plain enough to be unmistakeable. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- We are going for Moore's sake--to see if we can be of use to him, to make an effort to warn him of what is coming. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- His last effort was made, when we had looked at our watches, and had got on our legs previous to taking leave. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- I reason; but reason and effort make no difference. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- Against the unifying effort of Christendom and against the unifying influence of the mechanical revolution, catastrophe won. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- The effort has been in vain. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- The effort of remembering that he wanted to speak to me was, but too evidently, the only effort that his enfeebled memory was now able to achieve. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- Any presence but that of the nurses was a strain and an effort to him now. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- I am better, said Fanny, half an hour after having made this strong effort. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- The thing delivering such utterance must rest ere it could repeat the effort. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- In the midst of my pain of heart and frantic effort of principle, I abhorred myself. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- I knew the garrison would make no formidable effort to relieve itself. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- I cordially invite you, sir, to second my efforts in the sacred interests of the family. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- But in spite of their efforts to be as cheery as larks, the flutelike voices did not seem to chord as well as usual, and all felt out of tune. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- Many efforts have been made to overcome this defect, but as yet with only partial success. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- And if there were, they had no recording scribes to embalm their efforts in history. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- It seemed to me that he was making desperate efforts to restrain a convulsive attack of laughter. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- My Dear: I write a little word to tell you with how much satisfaction I watch your efforts to control your temper. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- All their efforts had been directed to make her mother's room comfortable. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- His efforts were so vigorous, I thought he could not be much hurt; but I asked him the question-- Are you injured, sir? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- While failure is sometimes the outcome of the water-finder’s attempts, success as often and, indeed, according to the testimony of Professor Barrett, more often crowns his efforts. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- The Chartered Gas Company, established by Mr. Winsor's persevering efforts, has served as the guiding star to all other gas companies in the world. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- This heavy oil engine, weighing about five hundred pounds per horse-power, was not adapted to the submarine, and efforts have been made to decrease the weight. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- It is not surprising that so many political inventions have been made within these movements, fostered by them, and brought to a general public notice through their efforts. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- He was seated on the ice, making spasmodic efforts to smile; but anguish was depicted on every lineament of his countenance. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- He also sent out detachments to destroy the railroad between Petersburg and Richmond, but no great success attended these latter efforts. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- In the overcoming of difficulties he has the same intellectual pleasure as the chess-master when confronted with a problem requiring all the efforts of his skill and experience to solve. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
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