effort的用法

李盛

effort的用法

  effort的用法1:effort的基本意思是“力气”“努力”,指做某事所使用的力气和努力,作此解时只用作单数形式,引申表示“努力”“奋斗”,指费力做某事或艰苦的尝试,作此解时是可数名词。effort还可表示“努力的事例”“努力的成果”,即“作品”“成就”,为可数名词。

  effort的用法2:effort表示“努力”时,其后可接动词不定式作其定语,偶尔也可接介词短语作定语。

  effort的用法3:make efforts, make an effort, make every effort后面常接动词不定式,表示“努力做某事”,接an effort时表示“做一番努力”;接efforts时表示“作出多次努力”,接every effort表示“每做一次努力”。

  1. McGregor's effort was enough to edge Johnson out of the top spot.

  麦格雷戈奋力一搏,成功地将约翰逊从第一的`位置上挤了下来。

  2. He was making a visible effort to control himself.

  他明显是在努力控制自己的情绪。

  3. It is incumbent upon all of us to make an extra effort.

  我们所有人都必须加倍努力。

  4. It can take time and effort to match buyers and sellers.

  给买卖双方牵线可能需要一些时间和工夫。

  5. Even carrying the camcorder while hiking in the forest was an effort.

  在森林中徒步旅行时,即便带的是便携式摄像机也非常费力。

  6. Current employment laws will be changed to reward effort and punish laziness.

  现行雇佣法要变,要奖勤罚懒。

  7. We have made a conscious effort to devolve responsibility.

  我们已有意识地下放职责。

  8. These attacks are seen as an effort to torpedo the talks.

  人们认为这些袭击是为了故意破坏会谈。

  9. Worldwide, an enormous amount of research effort goes into military technology.

  在世界范围内,大量的研究精力都投入到军事技术上。

  10. They've put in time and effort to keep the strike going.

  他们花费了很多时间和精力以使罢工持续下去。

  11. My kick wasn't half a bad effort for an old man.

  像我这把年纪的人,老腿确实不听使唤了。

  12. When you came away you made a definite effort to mix.

  你离开时一定要努力和大家搞好关系。

  13. A united effort is always more effective than an isolated complaint.

  联合行动总是比单个人抱怨更有效。

  14. I worry about this big investment of time and effort.

  我担心投入这么多时间与精力却不起作用。

  15. A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats.

  灭鼠花了大力气。