Effort
['efət] or ['ɛfɚt]
解釋/意思:
(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
解釋/意思:
(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.
凯思琳校對
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Endeavor, attempt, trial, essay, exertion, struggle, strain, straining, stretch.[2]. Enterprise, undertaking, cause.
手打:西格蒙德
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Trial, attempt, endeavor, exertion
ANT:Failure, misadventure, unsuccess, frustration, futility, inactivity, ease,facility, spontaneity
錄入:威廉敏娜
解釋/意思:
n. a putting forth of strength: attempt: struggle.—adj. Ef′fortless making no effort: passive.
休伯特校對
例句/造句/用法:
- 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. 沃爾特·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. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- His speech had been whispered, broken, and indistinct; but by a great effort he had made it plain enough to be unmistakeable. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- 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. 雪麗.
- His last effort was made, when we had looked at our watches, and had got on our legs previous to taking leave. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- I reason; but reason and effort make no difference. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Against the unifying effort of Christendom and against the unifying influence of the mechanical revolution, catastrophe won. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The effort has been in vain. 威爾基·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. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Any presence but that of the nurses was a strain and an effort to him now. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- I am better, said Fanny, half an hour after having made this strong effort. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- The thing delivering such utterance must rest ere it could repeat the effort. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- In the midst of my pain of heart and frantic effort of principle, I abhorred myself. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- I knew the garrison would make no formidable effort to relieve itself. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- I cordially invite you, sir, to second my efforts in the sacred interests of the family. 威爾基·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·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Many efforts have been made to overcome this defect, but as yet with only partial success. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- And if there were, they had no recording scribes to embalm their efforts in history. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- It seemed to me that he was making desperate efforts to restrain a convulsive attack of laughter. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- 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·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- All their efforts had been directed to make her mother's room comfortable. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- 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. 簡·愛.
- 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. 神奇的知識之書.
- 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·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- 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. 神奇的知識之書.
- 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. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- He was seated on the ice, making spasmodic efforts to smile; but anguish was depicted on every lineament of his countenance. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- 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·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- 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. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
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