| 单词 | effort |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔AGAINST/OPPOSE〕Hines made no effort to conceal his antagonism towards his supervisor. 海因斯毫不掩饰对上司的敌意。朗文写作活用〔BETTER〕Channel 5‘s tremendous line-up of TV programmes has eclipsed its competitors’ best efforts. 第五频道的电视节目精彩丰富，其竞争对手精心制作的节目相比之下也都黯然失色。朗文写作活用〔CAUSE〕The President will support any efforts to bring about a ceasefire. 总统将支持为促成停火所作的一切努力。朗文写作活用〔CONTINUE〕NASA continues its efforts to communicate with intelligent beings in outer space. 美国国家航空航天局继续努力，想与外太空智慧生物取得联系。朗文写作活用〔FAIR〕The company made every reasonable effort to correct the problem. 该公司尽力作出了合理的努力来纠正这一问题。朗文写作活用〔HOUSE〕The council is making a great effort to provide cheap housing and more public facilities. 市政会正在尽很大努力提供廉价的住房和更多的公共设施。朗文写作活用〔NEED/NECESSARY〕According to Mahoney, the company did not need the cash, but was selling the division in an effort to streamline its operations. 据马奥尼说，公司并不是需要钱，出售这个部门是为了精简经营架构。朗文写作活用〔TRY〕The company has announced 500 job losses in an effort to cut costs. 为了降低成本，公司宣布裁员500人。朗文写作活用〔WORK〕I've spent a lot of time and effort getting this far. I'm not giving up now. 我花费了许多时间和心血做到这一步，我现在不会放弃的。朗文写作活用〔advance〕The 20-strong advance party will be followed by another 600 soldiers as part of UN relief efforts.作为联合国救援行动的一部分，在这支由20多人组成的先头部队之后还将增派600名士兵。柯林斯高阶〔all-out〕They used all their equipment in an all-out effort to bring the fire under control.他们用了所有的设备全力以赴控制火势。外研社新世纪〔angle〕Our efforts have been angled very much towards improving customer service.我们的工作主要侧重于提高对顾客的服务。麦克米伦高阶〔attend〕Success attended his efforts.随着他的努力,成功接踵而至。英汉大词典〔avail〕Our efforts availed us nothing (= did not help).我们的努力全是徒劳。剑桥高阶〔bargainer〕This machine is designed to save you effort, and keep your work surfaces tidy into the bargain.这种机器既省力，又能保持工作台面的整洁。柯林斯高阶〔bear〕Their efforts bore no fruit.他们的努力没有成果。文馨英汉〔bid〕The effort bids fair to succeed.这番努力可望成功。英汉大词典〔collaborative〕It's been a collaborative effort.这是共同努力的结果。外研社新世纪〔combined〕These refugees are looked after by the combined efforts of the host countries and non-governmental organisations.在几个接收国和一些非政府组织的共同努力下，这些难民得以安置。柯林斯高阶〔complicate〕Bad weather continues to complicate efforts to deal with oil spilling from the tanker.持续恶劣的天气使得处理油船漏油的工作复杂化了。外研社新世纪〔concentrated〕He made a concentrated effort to finish the work on time.他全力以赴以按时完成这项工作。牛津高阶〔concentrated〕He made a concentrated effort to improve his work.他集中精力把工作做得更好。朗文当代〔conscious〕I made a conscious effort to get there on time.我刻意约束自己准时到达那里。牛津高阶〔conscious〕I'm going to make a conscious effort to be more cheerful.我会有意地努力使自己更快乐些。麦克米伦高阶〔conservation〕The expensive fuel costs are forcing stepped-up conservation efforts by all airline companies.高昂的燃料费用迫使着所有的航空公司加强为防止浪费所作的努力。英汉大词典〔constitutional〕Political leaders are making no progress in their efforts to resolve the country's constitutional crisis.政治领袖们在解决国家宪法危机方面没有取得任何进展。柯林斯高阶〔conviction〕It took her so much effort to speak that what she said carried great conviction (=showed she felt sure of what she said) .她费了很大的劲在说，因此说出来的话显得很确定。朗文当代〔coordinate〕National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.要想此次行动获得成功，必须协调好国内外的救援工作。韦氏高阶〔count〕My effort in class has to count for something! 我在课堂上的努力一定会有回报！韦氏高阶〔credit〕I can't take all the credit for the show's success—it was a team effort.演出成功不能都算成我一个人的功劳，这是集体努力的结果。牛津高阶〔damage control〕An effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss.损失控制：缩减损失或把损失控制在最小量的努力美国传统〔decelerate〕The government has made every effort to decelerate inflation.政府作了种种努力降低通货膨胀率。21世纪英汉〔depend〕Her success here depends upon effort and ability.她在这里的成功靠努力和能力。21世纪英汉〔designate〕There are efforts under way to designate the bridge a historic landmark.人们正在努力将这座桥定为历史遗迹。外研社新世纪〔despite〕Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it.尽管她竭尽全力控制自己，声音仍然在颤抖。牛津高阶〔determined〕We are making a determined effort to correct our mistakes.我们坚决努力改正错误。韦氏高阶〔devolve〕We have made a conscious effort to devolve responsibility.我们已有意识地下放职权。外研社新世纪〔devolve〕We have made a conscious effort to devolve responsibility.我们已有意识地下放职责。柯林斯高阶〔discuss〕These verbs mean to talk with others in an effort to reach agreement, to ascertain truth, or to convince.这些动词都表示与他人谈论以达成协议，确认真相或说服别人。美国传统〔disrupt〕Our efforts in the garden were disrupted by an early frost.一场早霜中断了我们在花园里的成果美国传统〔ecology〕Global ecological efforts can easily be at odds with local ecologies.全球性生态保护工作很可能会和地方生态系统存在矛盾。柯林斯高阶〔efficient〕Acting or producing effectively with a minimum of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort.高效的：以较少的浪费、花消、或不必要的努力去做或生产美国传统〔effort〕Despite our best efforts, we didn't manage to win the game.尽管我们尽了最大努力，还是没能赢得比赛。牛津搭配〔effort〕Despite the efforts of the United Nations, the problem of drug traffic continues to grow.尽管联合国作了努力，贩毒问题仍变得越来越严重。柯林斯高阶〔effort〕Fortunately, the chore of leaf sweeping is well worth the effort.幸运的是，干清扫落叶这个活儿是值得的。柯林斯高阶〔effort〕Frank put a lot of effort into the party.弗兰克办这次聚会花了很大的力气。朗文当代〔effort〕Further efforts at negotiation have broken down.为谈判所作的进一步努力已经失败了。朗文当代〔effort〕I was so weak that even standing up was an effort.我太虚弱了，连站起来都很费力。朗文当代〔effort〕It takes a long time to prepare the dish but the results are so good that it's worth the effort.做这道菜很费时间，但结果大家都很爱吃，工夫真没白费。剑桥高阶〔effort〕It takes constant effort to become fluent in a language.需要不断的努力才能流利地讲一种语言。牛津搭配〔effort〕It wasn't bad for a first effort.第一次就有这样的成果算不错了。韦氏高阶〔effort〕It's a long climb to the top, but well worth the effort.爬到顶上路程很长，虽然费力却很值得。牛津高阶〔effort〕The museum relies on the voluntary efforts of enthusiasts.这个博物馆靠的是志愿者热心的帮助。牛津搭配〔effort〕This can be done quickly and with very little effort.这事不用费多少劲儿就能很快完成。牛津搭配〔effort〕This painting was one of my best efforts.这幅画是我最好的作品之一。韦氏高阶〔effort〕We're targeting our efforts at making our website appealing to younger people.我们正致力于使网站能吸引年轻人。牛津搭配〔effort〕Writing a book requires a lot of time and effort.写书需要大量的时间和精力。麦克米伦高阶〔elbow grease〕Strenuous physical labor and effort.苦活：卖力气的苦活美国传统〔endeavor〕A conscientious or concerted effort toward an end; an earnest attempt.努力，尽力：为达到目标而所做的尽职的、一致的努力；热切的尝试美国传统〔enlist〕The prince has enlisted his two daughters in the effort to avoid the press.亲王借助他的两个女儿来躲避媒体。外研社新世纪〔expenditure〕The expenditure of effort on this project has been enormous.已经在这项工程上付出了巨大的努力。剑桥高阶〔expenditure〕The whole project was a wasteful expenditure of time and effort.整项工程都是对时间和精力的浪费。麦克米伦高阶〔expenditure〕This study represents a major expenditure of time and effort.这项研究意味着要耗费大量的时间和精力。牛津高阶〔failure〕All my efforts ended in failure.我的一切努力最后都无济于事。牛津高阶〔fetch〕To bring forth (a sigh, for example) with obvious effort.发出：用很明显的努力发出（如叹息）美国传统〔fizzle〕The group's efforts at reform fizzled out after their leader left.这个小组的领导人离开以后，他们改革的努力逐渐夭折了。麦克米伦高阶〔flirtation〕Frank's efforts at flirtation had become tiresome to her.弗兰克一个劲地打情骂俏使得她非常厌倦。牛津高阶〔focus〕We need to focus our efforts on getting the work done.我们需要集中精力完成这项工作。韦氏高阶〔foredoomed〕Their efforts were foredoomed to failure.他们的努力注定要失败。韦氏高阶〔frantic〕Ambulancemen made frantic efforts to revive him.救护员奋力抢救他。外研社新世纪〔free lunch〕Something acquired without due effort or without cost.免费午餐：没付出努力或没付钱就得到的事物美国传统〔fruition〕Their efforts came to fruition many years later.多年以后，他们努力的目标得以实现。牛津搭配〔futile〕All our efforts proved futile.我们所有的努力都证明是徒劳无果的。韦氏高阶〔futility〕His efforts were accompanied by a sense of futility and doubt.他的努力给人一种无用而可疑的感觉。麦克米伦高阶〔gallant〕Despite fierce competition, she made a gallant effort to win the first medal of the championships.面对激烈的竞争，她顽强拼搏，终于夺得了锦标赛的首枚奖牌。剑桥高阶〔game〕She lost despite a game effort.尽管奋力拼搏，她还是输了。韦氏高阶〔gather〕The international relief effort appears to be gathering momentum.国际救灾行动的力量似乎在日益壮大。朗文当代〔give up on〕He urged them not to give up on peace efforts.他力劝他们不要放弃对和平的努力。柯林斯高阶〔grievance〕Managers would make every effort to address individual grievances.经理会尽最大的努力化解个人的不满。牛津搭配〔half〕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。柯林斯高阶〔ham-fisted〕Even the most ham-fisted cook can take pleasure in his effort.即令最蹩脚的厨师，也能在他的烹调中自得其乐。文馨英汉〔hamper〕Fierce storms have been hampering rescue efforts and there is now little chance of finding more survivors.猛烈的暴风雨妨碍了救援工作的进行，现在找到更多生还者的希望已经很渺茫了。剑桥高阶〔happen〕Whatever happens tomorrow, this experience has been worth the effort.不管明天发生什么事，这次经历都是值得的。麦克米伦高阶〔helpful〕She made a special effort to be helpful.她格外努力地帮忙。外研社新世纪〔humanitarian〕Humanitarian relief efforts have been stopped by the attacks.人道主义援助麦克米伦高阶〔if any〕His efforts have helped to save thousands, if not millions, of lives.他的努力即使没有救助数百万人的性命，也有成千上万了。韦氏高阶〔impel to〕The professor impels him to greater efforts.教授鼓励他做出更大努力。21世纪英汉〔inconvenience〕Every effort will be made to minimize inconvenience to customers while work is in progress.施工期间，会尽一切努力将给顾客造成的不便降到最低。牛津搭配〔increase〕Increased/Increasing efforts are being made to end the dispute.正在尽更大努力来结束这场争端。剑桥高阶〔join〕Hundreds of people have joined the effort to save the building from demolition.已有数百人参与进来，齐心协力，以保大楼不被拆除。韦氏高阶〔justify〕The extra effort involved would go a long way in helping to justify their high price tags.他们的额外付出对证明其高价的合理性是极有帮助的。牛津搭配〔keep up with〕She made an effort to keep up with the news.她下了一番功夫以掌握最新消息。外研社新世纪〔keep up〕Penny tended to work through her lunch hour in an effort to keep up with her work.为了把活儿干完，彭妮常常午饭时间也要工作。柯林斯高阶〔keep up〕Penny tended to work through her lunch hour in an effort to keep up with her work.彭妮为赶上工作进度往往午餐时间继续工作。外研社新世纪〔leverage〕These efforts can be leveraged by considering trafficking dynamics.把非法交易的驱动力考虑进去, 可以利用这些做法来获利。外研社新世纪〔meliorism〕The belief that society has an innate tendency toward improvement and that this tendency may be furthered through conscious human effort.社会向善论：认为社会具有变得更好的内在倾向和人类有力量促使其改善的信仰或学说美国传统〔minimize〕Every effort is being made to minimize civilian casualties.正在尽最大努力减少平民伤亡。朗文当代〔minimum〕The tent can be put up with the minimum of effort.这帐篷几乎不用费力气就能支起来。牛津搭配〔much〕His efforts didn't amount to much.他的努力没有获得重大结果。 英汉大词典〔muscular〕As a general rule, all muscular effort is enhanced by breathing in as the effort is made.通常，肌肉的力量能通过使劲儿吸气增强。柯林斯高阶〔mutual〕It was a mutual effort.这是共同的努力。韦氏高阶〔nisus〕An effort or endeavor to realize an aim.奋斗：为达到目标而作的努力或尝试美国传统〔noble〕He worked nobly in support of their efforts.他为支持他们的努力崇高地工作。韦氏高阶〔nothing〕It will take an extraordinary amount of time and effort, to say nothing of the cost.这将耗费大量的时间和人力, 更不用说成本了。外研社新世纪〔obstruction〕He was criticized for his obstruction of efforts to rebuild the war-torn country.他因阻挠重建受战争破坏的国家而受到指责。麦克米伦高阶〔overstrain〕To put forth too much physical effort.过分使劲：付出过多的体力美国传统〔pale〕It was a pale effort.这次尝试苍白无力。外研社新世纪〔pant〕She climbed rapidly until she was panting with the effort.她爬得很快，结果累得气喘吁吁。柯林斯高阶〔part〕The program is part of a larger effort to help the world's children.这项活动是为帮助全世界儿童所做努力的一部分。韦氏高阶〔perceive〕A key task is to get pupils to perceive for themselves the relationship between success and effort.关键任务是让学生们自己认识到成功和努力之间的关系。柯林斯高阶〔persist〕He urged the United States to persist with its efforts to bring about peace.他敦促美国继续进行和平斡旋。柯林斯高阶〔proceed〕Efforts to reform the Interior Ministry have not yet proceeded very far.对内政部进行改革的尝试还没有取得很大进展。柯林斯高阶〔proportion〕The rewards you get in this job are in direct proportion to the effort you put in.做这份工作，你的报酬与你付出的努力是成正比的。朗文当代〔pull away〕Pull away, boys! A little more effort, and we'll soon reach the shore.努力划呀，孩子们!再加一把劲，我们很快就要到岸了。21世纪英汉〔puny〕My puny efforts are not worth much.我的绵薄努力不足挂齿。英汉大词典〔quick〕Townsend was quick to point out that it has been a team effort.汤森立即指出这是靠全队的努力。麦克米伦高阶〔ram-raiding〕The police are increasing their efforts to prevent car thefts and subsequent ram-raiding.警方正在加大力度防止汽车盗窃以及随之产生的飞车抢劫商店的犯罪。剑桥高阶〔real〕He was making a real effort to be nice to her.他费尽心思地对她好。牛津高阶〔recovery〕The army helped with the recovery efforts after the storm.军队为风暴后的重建提供了帮助。韦氏高阶〔regain〕She made an effort to regain her self-control.她竭力控制住自己。剑桥高阶〔renewed〕Renewed efforts have finally led to an agreement.不断的努力促使最终达成了协议。麦克米伦高阶〔repercussion〕It was an effort which was to have painful repercussions.这么做会带来极坏的负面影响。柯林斯高阶〔represent〕We have been ably represented in our efforts by our attorney.我们的律师代表我们圆满地完成了任务。牛津搭配〔result〕Their efforts result badly.他们的努力结果一团糟。英汉大词典〔reward〕He always believed that the company would reward him for his efforts.他总是认为公司会因为他的努力工作而奖赏他。麦克米伦高阶〔rift〕Efforts to heal the rift between the two countries have failed.弥合两国间分歧的各种努力都已失败。牛津高阶〔rift〕Diplomatic efforts to heal the rift have so far been unsuccessful.结束分歧麦克米伦高阶〔roadblock〕Police put up/set up roadblocks on all roads out of the town in an effort to catch the bombers.警察在所有出城的路上都设了路障，企图抓获放置炸弹的人。剑桥高阶〔say〕It is fair to say a considerable amount of effort went into the project.说句公道话，这一项目的参与者花费了很多心血。牛津搭配〔screw up〕He screwed up his first three efforts after only a line or two.前 3 次他只写了一两行就把纸揉成了一团。柯林斯高阶〔secure〕They continued their efforts to secure a ceasefire.他们继续努力促成停火。外研社新世纪〔set〕All his efforts were set back.他的一切努力都受到了挫折。英汉大词典〔silence〕Efforts to silence opposition have so far been unsuccessful.对反对派言论的压制目前来说还远未成功。麦克米伦高阶〔smash〕Their main effort was to smash a hole in the West Front.他们主要想在西线打出一个缺口。英汉大词典〔snow job〕An effort to deceive, overwhelm, or persuade with insincere talk, especially flattery.花言巧语的劝说：用虚伪的话语，特别是奉承来试图欺骗或说服的努力美国传统〔spare〕We will spare no effort to find out who did this.我们会不遗余力，一定查出是谁做了这件事。剑桥高阶〔spare〕We will spare no effort to find the culprit of this crime.我们会竭尽全力追查本案的凶犯。麦克米伦高阶〔specialism〕Concentration of one's efforts in a given occupation or field of study.专修：将力量集中于某一职业或研究领域的研究美国传统〔spend〕You really shouldn't spend so much effort on it.你真不该在这件事上花费这么大的精力。21世纪英汉〔stabilize〕The government's efforts to stabilize prices have not succeeded.政府稳定物价的措施没有奏效。韦氏高阶〔sterling〕Everyone has made a sterling effort.每个人都作出了出色的努力。剑桥高阶〔straight〕All her efforts to keep him on the straight and narrow have been rewarded.她为了让他不走歪路所付出的所有努力都得到了回报。外研社新世纪〔straight〕He's making an effort to get back on the straight and narrow.他在努力回归安分守己的生活。麦克米伦高阶〔strenuous〕Alf made strenuous efforts to improve his reading.阿尔夫为了提高阅读能力付出了巨大的努力。外研社新世纪〔strenuous〕Strenuous efforts were made throughout the war to disguise the scale of civilian casualties.整个战争期间，政府都在煞费苦心地掩盖平民的伤亡程度。剑桥高阶〔strenuous〕The ship went down although strenuous efforts were made to save it.尽管人们为营救这条船作了很大的努力，它还是沉了。牛津高阶〔stymie〕Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen.最近几周的救援工作一直受到武装分子的阻挠。柯林斯高阶〔succeed〕Some people will succeed in their efforts to stop smoking.一些人经过努力可以成功戒烟。外研社新世纪〔superhuman〕It will take a superhuman effort for them to win the championship.他们要赢得冠军需付出超出常人的努力。韦氏高阶〔superhuman〕Thanks to the superhuman efforts of local volunteers, aid is now getting through to the disaster areas.多亏了当地志愿者的全力以赴，如今救援物资正运抵灾区。剑桥高阶〔supreme〕It required a supreme effort to stay awake.要保持清醒需要极大的努力。朗文当代〔take〕To dissect or analyze (a theory, for example), usually in an effort to discover hidden or innate flaws or weaknesses.详细分析研究：肢解或分析（如，一个理论），通常是籍此以发现隐藏的或固有的弊端或缺点美国传统〔tell〕Your efforts are beginning to tell.你的努力正在开始产生效果。21世纪英汉〔tokenism〕The policy of making only a perfunctory effort or symbolic gesture toward the accomplishment of a goal, such as racial integration.表面文章：一种只对一个要完成的目标、如种族融合而作一些随意的努力或象征性的姿态的策略美国传统〔turn on〕Success turns on our effort.成功取决于我们的努力。21世纪英汉〔turn〕Their efforts were turned to defending the country's borders.他们的工作转向了保卫国家边界。韦氏高阶〔undermine〕Britain was accused of undermining international efforts to reduce pollution.英国被指责破坏国际社会为减少污染所作出的努力。麦克米伦高阶〔understand〕In the effort to understand AIDS, attention is moving from the virus to the immune system.为了解艾滋病，人们的注意力从艾滋病病毒转向了免疫系统。柯林斯高阶〔united〕A united effort is always more effective.共同努力总是更有成效。外研社新世纪〔unite〕The vast majority of nations have agreed to unite their efforts to bring peace.绝大多数国家都同意联合起来为实现和平而努力。外研社新世纪〔use〕Their unnecessary use of force has endangered peace efforts.他们毫无必要的动武损害了为和平所作出的努力。麦克米伦高阶〔vain〕A vain effort to quell the public's fears only made matters worse.旨在消除公众恐惧的努力毫无结果，反而把事情变得更糟了。韦氏高阶〔valiant〕Tarr threw himself in front of a train in a valiant effort to save the child.塔尔勇敢地冲到火车前面救那个小孩。朗文当代〔wage〕This may end efforts to set a minimum wage well above the poverty line.这可能会使将最低工资定得远高于贫困线的努力无以为继。外研社新世纪〔way〕Your efforts prepared the way for this momentous change.你的努力为这一重大转变铺平了道路。外研社新世纪〔wear〕The effort wore me out.这番努力使我疲累。牛津同义词〔welfare work〕Organized efforts by a community, an organization, or an agency to improve the socioeconomic conditions of disadvantaged groups in society.福利工作：由团体、社团或机构组织的、旨在提高社会中生活条件差的群体的社会经济状况工作美国传统〔when〕You can't complain about being lonely when you don't make any effort to meet people.你自己不主动去认识别人，又怎么能抱怨孤独呢？剑桥高阶〔work〕To accomplish by work or effort.通过工作或努力完成美国传统〔worldwide〕Worldwide, an enormous amount of research effort goes into military technology.在世界范围内, 大量的研究精力投入到了军事技术上。外研社新世纪〔worth〕The kitchen looks a bit better but I'm not sure it was worth the effort.厨房看起来好了一点, 但我说不准是否值得花这番功夫。外研社新世纪Efforts must be made to conquer the enormous problem of homelessness.必须尽力解决无家可归这一大问题。剑桥国际A tripartite agreement brought together government, industry and trade unions in an effort to reduce unemployment.一项三方协议使政府、企业和工会联合起来，努力减少失业现象。剑桥国际All that effort for nix (= nothing).徒劳，一场白辛苦。剑桥国际Broken water pipes and gas leaks have hindered firefighters in their efforts, but the fire is now under control.爆裂的水管和煤气泄漏妨碍了消防队员的灭火工作，不过现在火势已得到控制。剑桥国际By their joint efforts they managed to complete the project on time. 他们透过共同努力总算按时完成了计划。译典通Despite Roz's heroic efforts to liven it up, the party was a disaster.尽管罗兹费了九牛二虎之力来活跃气氛，聚会仍然进行得很糟。剑桥国际Despite all my efforts to improve his life-style he's still smoking twenty cigarettes a day.尽管我努力改善他的生活方式，他每天仍要抽二十支香烟。剑桥国际He had worked long and hard on the project and, when his efforts succeeded, the committee never gave him so much as a word of approbation.在这个项目上他不辞辛劳，孜孜以求，而当他的努力获得了成功后，该委员会却连一句赞许的话都没给过他。剑桥国际He reached the top by dint of great effort. 他费了很大的劲终于爬到了顶。译典通Her face was all screwed up with the effort of cycling up such a steep hill.当她踏车上陡坡时，她的脸由于用力而扭歪了。剑桥国际Here at the special school we make every effort to socialize these young offenders.在特别学校中,我们努力使这些犯错误的少年适应社会生活。剑桥国际His determined efforts at last bore down all opposition. 他的毅力终于击垮了所有的反对力量。译典通Labour has attacked the government's poor showing on (= its lack of effort and success in dealing with) unemployment.工党已抨击了政府在失业问题上的无所作为。剑桥国际Lack of communication between the two offices led to a wasteful duplication of effort.两个办公室之间缺少交流导致了浪费的重复劳动。剑桥国际Management is determined to press on with efforts to return to profitability.管理层决心继续努力，以便恢复赢利。牛津商务Rescuers were engaged in a frantic all-night effort to reach the survivors before their supply of air ran out.营救人员整夜紧张努力，以便在空气耗尽之前赶到幸存者处。剑桥国际She's one of those people who puts heart and soul into (=puts a lot of effort into) their work.她是一个全心投入工作的人。剑桥国际She's put in a lot of effort on this piece of work.她在这件作品上付出了许多努力。剑桥国际So much effort and planning and it's all come to nothing (=ended in failure).这么多的努力和计划都毫无成效。剑桥国际Some nations are hanging back more than others in the aid effort.在实施援助时，有些国家比另一些国家显得更犹豫。剑桥国际Thanks to the superhuman efforts of the volunteers, some aid is now getting through to those areas worst affected by the fighting.多亏了志愿者的非凡努力，那些遭战争影响最严重的地区现已获得部分援助。剑桥国际That was an era when many Americans felt it was their patriotic duty to buy bonds to support the war effort.那个年代，很多美国人感到买公债支持战争的努力是他们的爱国职责。剑桥国际The project was started in an effort to hold local school districts more accountable for what their students learn.该项目的出发点是为了使当地的学区对其学生所学的内容更加负责。剑桥国际The sturdy young man removed the rock without effort. 那个壮实的小伙子没费多大劲便把石块搬开了。译典通They hushed up the scandal in an effort to save face. 他们掩盖了丑闻以图保全面子。译典通This tax will nullify efforts to revive the regional economy.这项税收将使复苏地区经济的努力成为泡影。牛津商务We must make every effort to find (=produce) a diplomatic solution to the crisis -- the military option is not a solution.我们必须竭尽全力找到一个解决这个危机的外交途径----选择武力不能解决问题。剑桥国际We never weaken our efforts in face of difficulties. 我们在困难面前从不松劲。译典通Your last essay wasn't up to scratch/didn't come up to scratch (= was not as good as usual). You really ought to make more effort.你上一篇作文没有达到通常的标准。你真的应该好好努力才行。剑桥国际 |
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