ex·ert
verb/ɪɡˈzɜːt/
/ɪɡˈzɜːrt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they exert | /ɪɡˈzɜːt/ /ɪɡˈzɜːrt/ |
| he / she / it exerts | /ɪɡˈzɜːts/ /ɪɡˈzɜːrts/ |
| past simple exerted | /ɪɡˈzɜːtɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɜːrtɪd/ |
| past participle exerted | /ɪɡˈzɜːtɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɜːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form exerting | /ɪɡˈzɜːtɪŋ/ /ɪɡˈzɜːrtɪŋ/ |
- exert something to use power or influence to affect somebody/something
运用；行使；施加 - He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan.
他利用他的所有权力让他们接受这个计划。 - The moon exerts a force on the earth that causes the tides.
月球对地球的吸引力引起潮汐。
- He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan.
- exert yourself to make a big physical or mental effort
努力；竭力 - In order to be successful he would have to exert himself.
他必须努力才能成功。
- In order to be successful he would have to exert himself.
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘perform, practise’): from Latin exserere ‘put forth’, from ex- ‘out’ + serere ‘bind’.