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ef·fort AHD[ĕfʹərt] D.J.[ˈefət]K.K.[ˈɛfət]n.（名词）- The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion.努力：耗费精神或体力来做某事；费劲
- A difficult exertion of the strength or will:费神的事，困难的事：艰难地耗费精力或毅力：It was an effort to get up.起床是件费劲的事
- A usually earnest attempt:尽力：常指非常认真的尝试：Make an effort to arrive promptly.尽力早些赶到
- Something done or produced through exertion; an achievement:成就，成果：通过努力而能做到的或做出的事；成果：a play that was his finest effort.一部可作为他的最佳成果的戏剧
- Physics Force applied against inertia.【物理学】 作用力：对惯性施加的一种力
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French esfort 源自 古法语 esfort
- from esforcier [to force, exert] 源自 esforcier [用力，使劲]
- from Medieval Latin exfortiāre 源自 中世纪拉丁语 exfortiāre
- Latin ex- [ex-] 拉丁语 ex- [前缀，表“出”]
- Latin fortis [strong] * see bhergh- 2拉丁语 fortis [强大的] * 参见 bhergh- 2
efʹfortful adj.（形容词）efʹfortfully adv.（副词）effort, exertion, endeavor, application, pains, trouble- These nouns refer to the expenditure of physical or mental energy to accomplish something.这些名词表示为完成某事而耗费体力或精力。
- Effort applies to an attempt, great or small, to do something;where it is not qualified, the term usually implies a substantial expenditure of time, strength, or faculties: Effort 指或大或小的尝试来做某事，没有其它限定词时，常表示花了不少时间、精力或人力： "What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure" (Samuel Johnson).“不费劲写出的东西常会读之无趣” （塞缪尔·约翰生）。
- Exertion implies the exercise of vigorous effort: Exertion 表示充沛精力的耗费： "England has saved herself by her exertions" (William Pitt the Younger).“英格兰通过自己的努力解救了自己” （小威廉·庇特）。
- Endeavor suggests earnest striving to achieve a serious goal: Endeavor 意指完成某一严肃的目标而努力： "There must be positive endeavors to preserve peace" (Franklin D. Roosevelt).“肯定会有人尽力维护和平的” （弗兰克林·D·罗斯福）。
- Application connotes diligence, persistence, and hard work: Application 暗指勤奋、持之以恒和努力工作之意： He succeeded in his studies by dint of steadfast application.由于坚持不懈的努力他获得了学业上的成功。
- Pains implies attentive or laborious effort: Pains 暗指集中的或勤劳的努力： "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains" (Jane Ellice Hopkins).“天才往往吃无尽的苦” （简·爱丽丝·霍布金斯）。
- Trouble refers to effort that causes inconvenience or bother: Trouble 指那些引起不便或干扰的努力： Many people watch the news on television to save themselves the trouble of reading the newspaper. 许多人看电视新闻而省去读报的麻烦
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