新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

effortIELTS重点词汇

英 [ˈefət]

[NOUN]

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NOUN. 名词

efforts
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 努力
If you make an effort to do something, you try very hard to do it.
近义词
attempt
双语例句
例：
He made no effort to hide his disappointment.
他毫不隐瞒自己的失望。
例：
Finding a cure requires considerable time and effort.
找到一种治愈方法需要大量的时间和努力。
例：
Medical schools must make an effort to enrol promising students from minority ethnic groups.
在招收有潜力的少数民族学生方面，医学院必须加以努力。
例：
Despite the efforts of the United Nations, the problem of drug traffic continues to grow.
尽管联合国在控制毒品走私上做出了努力，但这个问题依然在持续加重。
2. [U 不可数名词] 吃力
If you say that someone did something with effort or with an effort, you mean it was difficult for them to do.
近义词
difficulty
双语例句
例：
She took a deep breath and sat up slowly and with great effort.
她深吸一口气，慢慢地、吃力地坐了起来。
3. [C 可数名词] 有组织的活动
An effort is a particular series of activities that is organized by a group of people in order to achieve something.
双语例句
例：
a famine relief effort in Angola.
一项在安哥拉的饥荒救援活动。
4. [SING 单数型名词] 极艰难的事
If you say that something is an effort, you mean that an unusual amount of physical or mental energy is needed to do it.
近义词
strain , struggle
双语例句
例：
Even carrying the camcorder while hiking in the forest was an effort.
在森林中徒步旅行时，即便带的是便携式摄像机也很费力。

PHRASE. 习语

make the effort
1. 尽力
If you make the effort to do something, you do it, even though you need extra energy to do it or you do not really want to.
双语例句
例：
I don't get lonely now because I make the effort to see people.
我现在不觉得寂寞了，因为我努力与人接触。