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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。
努力；尽力
efforts — plural of effort
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
努力；尽力
careful and determined activity to achieve something
She made an effort to learn Chinese.
她努力学中文。
进行某项活动所涉及的工作；努力。
The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
旨在做或完成某事的认真尽责的活动
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
尝试。
An endeavor.
体力或脑力的运用；辛苦工作
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
She put a lot of effort into preparing for the exam.
她为准备考试付出了很多努力。
AI contextual example
It took a real effort to finish the project on time.
按时完成这个项目确实费了很大力气。
AI contextual example
His efforts to learn Chinese were finally rewarded.
他学习汉语的努力终于得到了回报。
AI contextual example
made an effort to cover all the reading material
他努力读完所有的阅读材料。
WordNet
表示主动尝试做某事。
She made an effort to learn Chinese.
她努力学中文。
强调投入精力。
He put a lot of effort into the project.
他在这项目上投入了很多努力。
名词后接不定式，表示某个具体的努力目标。
Their effort to improve the system succeeded.
他们改进系统的努力成功了。
Not this
I effort to learn English every day.
Use this
I make an effort to learn English every day.
effort是名词，不能直接用作动词。中文“努力”可作动词，但英语中需用动词短语make an effort或put effort。
Not this
He made many effort to finish the project.
Use this
He made many efforts to finish the project.
effort在表示具体尝试时为可数名词，复数形式是efforts，因此many后应使用复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
做出努力
She made an effort to arrive on time.
她努力准时到达。
不遗余力
The team spared no effort to win the championship.
团队不遗余力地争取冠军。
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。
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。
做出努力
She made an effort to arrive on time.
她努力按时到达。
不遗余力
The team spared no effort to win the championship.
队伍不遗余力地争取冠军。
投入精力于
He puts a lot of effort into his studies.
他在学习上投入了大量精力。
Use efforts naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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).
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.