effort
noun
ˈefət noun
1
PHYSICAL/MENTAL ENERGY
体力/精力
the physical or mental energy that is needed to do something 力气; 精力 U
Lou lifted the box easily, without using much effort.
卢没费多大力气就把箱子搬了起来。
make the effort (to do sth)
He made the effort to say something pleasant.
他尽量说了些客气的话。
it takes effort (to do sth)
It takes a lot of time and effort to get an exhibition ready.
准备一次展览要花费很多时间和精力。
An automatic car takes all the effort out of driving (=it makes driving very easy) .
自动变速汽车使开车变得非常容易。
Frank put a lot of effort into the party.
弗兰克办这次聚会花了很大的力气。
Visit the cathedral when you’re there. It’s well worth the effort (=it is definitely worth doing) .
你到了那里要参观一下大教堂，那很值得一游。
2
ATTEMPT
努力
an attempt to do something, especially when this involves a lot of hard work or determination 努力 C,U
make an effort (to do sth)
I know you don’t like her, but please make an effort to be polite.
我知道你不喜欢她，但请尽量礼貌些。
Jack has made a concerted effort (=tried hard over a long time) to improve his behaviour.
杰克很努力地改进自己的行为。
We make every effort to satisfy clients’ wishes.
我们尽一切努力满足客户的愿望。
They made no effort to include us in the negotiations.
他们没有争取在谈判中把我们包括进去。
sb’s effort (s) to do sth
Tom’s determined efforts to stop smoking haven’t been very successful.
汤姆决心戒烟，其努力却不很成功。
Church leaders are prepared to meet the terrorists in an effort to (=in order to try to) find peace.
教会领袖为寻求和平准备与恐怖分子见面。
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Further efforts at negotiation have broken down.
为谈判所作的进一步努力已经失败了。
through sb’s efforts (because of their efforts) 通过某人的努力
The money was raised largely through the efforts of parents.
这笔钱主要是通过父母的努力才筹集到的。
The meal was a joint effort (=it was done by two people together) .
那顿饭是两个人合做的。
despite sb’s efforts
Despite all our efforts we lost the game 1–0.
虽然我们尽了最大努力，但还是以零比一输了比赛。
With a supreme effort of will Isabel forced back the tears.
伊莎贝尔以极大的意志忍住了眼泪。
3
be an effort
to be difficult or painful to do 费力，痛苦
I was so weak that even standing up was an effort.
我太虚弱了，连站起来都很费力。
4
PARTICULAR SITUATION
特定情况
work that people do to achieve something in a particular situation 特别任务 C
the fund-raising effort
筹款活动
the international relief effort
国际救济行动
Everyone did what they could to support the war effort .
人人都尽力支持那次战争行动。
5
good/bad/poor etc effort
something that has been done well, badly etc 干得好/不好/差劲等
Not a bad effort for a beginner!
对一个新手来说不错了！