plural efforts
plural efforts
Learner's definition of EFFORT
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: work done by the mind or body : energy used to do something功夫；努力；精力 [noncount]
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He put a lot of effort into finishing the project on time.为准时完工，他花费了很多功夫。
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It wasn't easy, but it was worth the effort.这不是一件容易的事情，但值得付出努力。
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We need to expend more/extra effort.我们需要付出更多努力。
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The job will require/take a great deal of time and effort.这项工作会花费大量时间和精力。
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a lack of effort 缺乏努力
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She seems to do everything without effort. [=effortlessly; very easily]她好像做任何事都毫不费力。
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Our success is due to the combined/concerted efforts of many people.我们的成功源于许多人的共同努力。
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Her efforts were rewarded with a new contract.她的努力得到了回报——拿到了新合同。
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He lost the campaign despite the best efforts of his supporters.尽管支持者尽了最大努力，他还是输掉了竞选。
◊ If you get an A for effort or an E for effort or (Brit) full marks for effort, you are given credit for working hard to do something, even though the result of the work was not successful.努力值得肯定
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[count] : a serious attempt to do something认真的尝试；尽力；试图 -
Even though they didn't win, the team made a good/valiant effort.尽管他们没有赢，但是他们的团队做出了巨大的努力/表现勇敢顽强。
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a determined/desperate effort 坚决的/拼了命的努力
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a last-ditch effort 最后的尝试
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Her early efforts at writing a novel were awkward.他早期写小说的尝试不太顺利。
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The project is a team effort. [=is being done by a group of people]这项工程是个团队项目。
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Despite my best efforts, I never found out who she was.我尽了最大努力，但始终没搞清她的身份。
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He made no effort to hide his feelings. [=he showed his feelings openly]他没有试图隐藏感情。
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In an effort to avoid further delays, the delivery process has been simplified.投递过程被简化以免再耽搁。
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I had to make a conscious/deliberate effort not to laugh.我不得不强忍着，不笑出来。
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The school makes every effort [=the school does all that it can] to help new students become adjusted to college life.学校尽一切努力来帮助新生适应大学生活。
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[count] : something produced by work努力的结果，成果 4
[singular] : something that is hard to do费劲的事 5
[noncount] : all that is being done to achieve a particular goal（为某一目的而做的）全部努力