单词 | exertion |
释义 | exertionWord family nounexertionverbexertadjectiveexertive ex·er·tion /ɪɡˈzɜːʃən $ -ɜːr-/ noun [countableC, uncountableU] 1 WORK HARDa lot of physical or mental effort 用力气;花心思 The afternoon’s exertions had left us feeling exhausted. 下午太劳累了,我们感到精疲力竭。 mental exertion 费心思 2 the use of power, influence etc to make something happen 〔权力的〕运用;〔影响力的〕施加 the exertion of authority 行使权力 Examples from the Corpus exertion• She lay motionless, utterly worn out by her exertions, yet at the same time ominously wide awake.• The wine he had drunk earlier in the day, his exertions and fear, made him feel warm and sleepy.• This happens as the outcome of group pressure and impedes the official exertion of one's mental processes.• Marian observed that Amelia was so severely debilitated that the least strain or exertion exhausted her.• A little physical exertion helps me think more clearly at work.• Was the loss of consciousness preceded by vigorous physical exertion?• After some exertion, I decided the track was too rutted for me to have a hope.• the exertion of legislative power• Exhausted and sweating from their exertions, they sat down to catch their breath and remove their outer clothing.• The force of their exertion against one another pushed them apart. |
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