Word · Frequency #14183
exertion
努力；用力；费力
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
- 1.
An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
体力或脑力的消耗。
体力或脑力的消耗。；努力；发挥；运用；[医] 劳力；用力
In use
After the long climb, she was breathless from the exertion.
Mental exertion can be just as tiring as physical exercise.
The doctor advised him to avoid strenuous exertion while he recovered.
adj + exertion
常见搭配有 physical/mental/excessive 等形容词。
Running requires a lot of physical exertion.
跑步需要大量的体力消耗。
exertion of sth
sth 常为 power, influence, effort 等抽象名词。
The exertion of authority is necessary in this situation.
在这种情况下，运用权威是必要的。
with + adj + exertion
介词 with 后接 exertion 短语，描述做某事的方式。
He lifted the heavy box with great exertion.
他费了很大力气才抬起那个重箱子。
Common mistakes
You should exertion more effort.You should exert more effort.
exertion是名词，不能用作动词；应使用动词exert。
She made many exertions during the race.She made a lot of exertion during the race.
exertion在表示‘努力’时常为不可数名词，不能与many连用；应用a lot of等修饰不可数名词。
Connections
Collocations
- physical exertion
- 体力消耗；身体劳累
- He was advised to avoid physical exertion after the surgery.手术后他被建议避免体力消耗。
- mental exertion
- 脑力消耗；费神
- Solving these puzzles requires considerable mental exertion.解这些谜题需要相当大的脑力消耗。
- excessive exertion
- 过度用力；过度劳累
- Excessive exertion can lead to injury.过度用力可能导致受伤。
- exertion of power
- 行使权力；运用权力
- The exertion of power without accountability is dangerous.没有问责地行使权力是危险的。
- without exertion
- 毫不费力地；不用费力
- She lifted the heavy box without exertion.她毫不费力地举起了那个重箱子。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：联想举铁时憋红脸、使劲推起杠铃的那股力气，那就是 exertion（费力）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：运动科学、医疗建议、正式写作 该词多用于书面或较正式场合，日常口语中则更常说 effort 或 hard work。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 exertion 一样，重音都在倒数第二音节，从重读元音 /əː/ 到结尾的 /ʃən/ 都相同，因此都与 exertion 押韵：assertion、insertion、desertion、immersion、conversion、excursion。注意外形相似的 execution /ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃən/ 和 exhaustion /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/ 发音与 exertion 不同；exert 是动词，读 /ɪɡˈzəːt/。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.