exert
/ɪgˈzɜːt/verb
with obj.
1
- apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality)尽（力）; 运用, 行使; 施加（影响）; 发挥：
the moon exerts a force on the Earth
月球对地球施加作用力
exerting influence over the next generation.
对下一代施加影响。
2
exert oneself
make a physical or mental effort努力; 尽力：he needs to exert himself to try to find an answer.
他必须尽力找到一个答案。
词源
mid 17th cent. （in the sense 'perform, practise'）： from Latin exserere 'put forth', from ex- 'out'+serere 'bind'.