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.爲準時完工,他花費了很多功夫。
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It wasn't easy, but it was worth the effort.這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.我們需要付出更多努力。
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The job will require/take a great deal of time and effort.這項工作會花費大量時間和精力。
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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費力。
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Our success is due to the combined/concerted efforts of many people.我們的成功源於許多人的共同努力。
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Her efforts were rewarded with a new contract.她的努力得到了回報——拿到了新合同。
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He lost the campaign despite the best efforts of his supporters.盡管支持者盡了最大努力,他還是輸掉了競選。
◊ 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認真的嘗試;盡力;試圖 -
Even though they didn't win, the team made a good/valiant effort.盡管他們沒有赢,但是他們的團隊做出了巨大的努力/表現勇敢頑強。
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a determined/desperate effort 堅決的/拼了命的努力
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a last-ditch effort 最後的嘗試
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Her early efforts at writing a novel were awkward.他早期寫小說的嘗試不太順利。
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The project is a team effort. [=is being done by a group of people]這項工程是個團隊項目。
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Despite my best efforts, I never found out who she was.我盡了最大努力,但始終沒搞清她的身份。
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He made no effort to hide his feelings. [=he showed his feelings openly]他沒有試圖隐藏感情。
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In an effort to avoid further delays, the delivery process has been simplified.投遞過程被簡化以免再耽擱。
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I had to make a conscious/deliberate effort not to laugh.我不得不強忍着,不笑出來。
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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.學校盡一切努力來幫助新生適應大學生活。
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[count] : something produced by work努力的結果,成果 4
[singular] : something that is hard to do費勁的事 5
[noncount] : all that is being done to achieve a particular goal(爲某一目的而做的)全部努力