| 单词 | effort |
| 释义 | efforteffortsefforteffort /ˈefət $ ˈefərt/ noun1[uncountable] hard work: She puts a lot of effort into her work.put她卖力工作。it takes effort (to do something)It took a lot of effort to find him.take费了很大劲才找到他。He lifted the box easily, without using much effort.liftuse他没费多少力﹐轻松地拎起了箱子。2[uncountable and countable] an attempt to do something: Kim is making an effort to lose weight.bemake金在努力减肥。sb’s efforts to do somethingI was impressed with his efforts to stop smoking.beimpresseffortsmoke他努力戒烟让我佩服。in an effort to do somethingIn an effort to reduce crime, more police are being hired.bebehire为了减少犯罪﹐雇用了更多的警察。THESAURUS tryPhrasesbe an effort to be difficult or painful to do: I was so weak that even standing up was an effort.bestandbe我虚弱得连站起来都很费力。THESAURUS: efforttry to attempt to do something: I’ve tried to call her several times today.trytimeattempt to try to do something, especially something difficult or dangerous. Attempt is more formal than try: They are attempting to negotiate an agreement.beattemptmake an effort to do sth to try to do something that you find difficult or do not really want to do: I made an effort to sound interested in what he was saying.makeinterestbesayI’m sure you can pass the test if you make an effort.do your best to try as hard as you can to do something: I’ll do my best to finish it by Friday.wellhave a go British English (also have a try) informal to try to do something when you are not sure that you will succeed: ‘I can’t get this lid off.’ ‘Let me have a go.’I’d love to have a try at skiing.skisee if I/you can do sth spoken to try to do something – used when offering to do something, or suggesting that someone should do something: I’ll see if I can get you a ticket.See if you can make him change his mind. |
| 随便看 |
BTSKY英语在线翻译词典收录了21184条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。