effort

noun

1. a notable achievement

e.g. he performed a great feat
the book was her finest effort

Synonym: featexploit

2. use of physical or mental energy
hard work

e.g. he got an A for effort
they managed only with great exertion

Synonym: elbow greaseexertiontravailsweat

3. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

e.g. made an effort to cover all the reading material
wished him luck in his endeavor
she gave it a good try

Synonym: attemptendeavorendeavourtry

4. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

e.g. he supported populist campaigns
they worked in the cause of world peace
the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
the movement to end slavery
contributed to the war effort

Synonym: campaigncausecrusadedrivemovement

1. 努力;气力；精力
If you make an effort to do something, you try very hard to do it.

e.g. He made no effort to hide his disappointment...
他毫不掩饰失望之情。
e.g. Finding a cure requires considerable time and effort.
找到治疗的办法需要大量的时间和精力。

2. 吃力;费力
If you say that someone did something with effort or with an effort, you mean it was difficult for them to do.

e.g. She took a deep breath and sat up slowly and with great effort...
她深吸一口气，费力地慢慢坐起身来。
e.g. With an effort she contained her irritation.
她努力强压住了怒火。

3. （为达到某一目的的）有组织的行动，一系列活动
An effort is a particular series of activities that is organized by a group of people in order to achieve something.

effort的近义词

e.g. ...a famine relief effort in Angola.
在安哥拉进行的饥荒救济行动

4. 费力的事;困难的事;劳神的事
If you say that something is an effort, you mean that an unusual amount of physical or mental energy is needed to do it.

e.g. 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非常费力。

5. 尽力；尝试；勉为其难
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.

e.g. I don't get lonely now because I make the effort to see people.
我现在不觉得孤独了，因为我尝试着与人交往。

6. 勇气;决心
If you do something difficult or painful by an effort of will, you manage to make yourself do it.

e.g. It was only by a supreme effort of will and courage that he was able to pull himself together.
他全凭超凡的决心和勇气才使自己振作起来。

7. 值得努力去做
If you say that something is worth the effort, you mean that it will justify the energy that you have spent or will spend on it.

e.g. Fortunately, the chore of leaf sweeping is well worth the effort.
幸运的是，干清扫落叶这个活儿是值得的。

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