Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #745
effort
努力；尽力
careful and determined activity to achieve something
- 1.
The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
进行某项活动所涉及的工作；努力。
- 2.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
旨在做或完成某事的认真尽责的活动
- 3.
An endeavor.
尝试。
- 4.
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
体力或脑力的运用；辛苦工作
- 5.
A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
作用于物体并沿其运动方向的力。
- 6.
a notable achievement
显著的成就
进行某项活动所涉及的工作；努力。；旨在做或完成某事的认真尽责的活动；尝试。；体力或脑力的运用；辛苦工作；作用于物体并沿其运动方向的力。
In use
She put a lot of effort into preparing for the exam.
It took a real effort to finish the project on time.
His efforts to learn Chinese were finally rewarded.
made an effort to cover all the reading material
he got an A for effort
the book was her finest effort
make an effort to do sth
表示主动尝试做某事。
She made an effort to learn Chinese.
她努力学中文。
put effort into sth
强调投入精力。
Connections
Collocations
- make an effort
- 做出努力
- She made an effort to arrive on time.她努力准时到达。
- spare no effort
- 不遗余力
- The team spared no effort to win the championship.团队不遗余力地争取冠军。
- concerted effort
- 共同努力
- A concerted effort by all departments improved efficiency.所有部门的共同努力提高了效率。
- effort required
- 需要的努力
- The effort required to finish the project was immense.完成这个项目所需的努力是巨大的。
Idioms & figurative uses
- make an effort
- 做出努力She made an effort to arrive on time.她努力按时到达。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象两个“f”像两个人并肩拼搏，前面的“e”像目标，组合成“effort”努力。
Context & Register
中性，常用于描述为实现目标而付出的体力或脑力活动，适用于正式和非正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English words rhyme with 'effort' (stressed vowel /ɛ/ followed by /fərt/). The words below share the same '-ort' spelling but are pronounced with /ɔrt/ (different vowel sound).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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