Whether you're looking at wallpaper or paint, the time,effort and relative expense put into it are significant.
不管你是在看墙纸还是油漆, 花在上面的时间、精力和相关费用都是很重要的。
2018全国卷
effort
英['efət] 美['efərt]
"made an effort to cover all the reading material"
"wished him luck in his endeavor"
"she gave it a good try"
"he got an A for effort"
"they managed only with great exertion"
"he performed a great feat"
"the book was her finest effort"
"he supported populist campaigns"
"they worked in the cause of world peace"
"the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"
"the movement to end slavery"
"contributed to the war effort"
1.努力;气力；精力
If you make aneffort to do something, you try very hard to do it.
e.g. He made noeffort to hide his disappointment...
他毫不掩饰失望之情。
e.g. Finding a cure requires considerable time andeffort.
找到治疗的办法需要大量的时间和精力。
2.吃力;费力
If you say that someone did somethingwith effort orwith an effort, you mean it was difficult for them to do.
e.g. She took a deep breath and sat up slowly and with greateffort...
她深吸一口气，费力地慢慢坐起身来。
e.g. With aneffort she contained her irritation.
她努力强压住了怒火。
3.（为达到某一目的的）有组织的行动，一系列活动
Aneffort is a particular series of activities that is organized by a group of people in order to achieve something.
effort的近义词
e.g. ...a famine reliefeffort in Angola.
在安哥拉进行的饥荒救济行动
4.费力的事;困难的事;劳神的事
If you say that something isan effort, you mean that an unusual amount of physical or mental energy is needed to do it.
e.g. Even carrying the camcorder while hiking in the forest was aneffort.
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。
5.尽力；尝试；勉为其难
If youmake the effort to do something, you do it, even though you need extra energy to do it or you do not really want to.
e.g. I don't get lonely now because I make theeffort to see people.
我现在不觉得孤独了，因为我尝试着与人交往。
6.勇气;决心
If you do something difficult or painful byan effort of will, you manage to make yourself do it.
e.g. It was only by a supremeeffort of will and courage that he was able to pull himself together.
他全凭超凡的决心和勇气才使自己振作起来。
7.值得努力去做
If you say that something isworth the effort, you mean that it will justify the energy that you have spent or will spend on it.
e.g. Fortunately, the chore of leaf sweeping is well worth theeffort.
幸运的是，干清扫落叶这个活儿是值得的。
1. 力点：但目前应科中心刚成立,尚在交替(transition)阶段,虽有学术谘询委员协助建构中心架构,但模式尚不明确,除前述的三大研究领域外,有待共同讨论未来中心的研究著力点(effort),更急需一位Dir
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3. 工作量：估计方法可以应用于所有需要估计的场合,但是在项目管理中,通常需要对项目的规模(Size)、工作量(effort)、进度(Schedule)等进行估计. 项目规模(Size)代表着项目可交付物--产品或服务--的需求范围、复杂程度等项目的本质特点.
They are making every effort to decrease the production cost.
他们正尽力减少生产成本。
All my efforts were fruitless.
我所有的努力都白费了。
I'm afraid this essay is a poor effort.
很抱歉，这篇文章写得不好。
the United Nations' peacekeeping effort
联合国的维和行动
The local clubs are making every effort to interest more young people.
地方俱乐部正在尽一切努力来吸引更多的年轻人。
We need to make a concerted effort to finish on time.
我们需要通力合作才能按时完成。
I spent hours cleaning the house, but there isn't much to show for all my efforts .
我花了几个小时来打扫房子，但费了这么大力气却看不到多少效果。
With an effort of will he resisted the temptation.
他凭自己的意志顶住了这一诱惑。
The project was a joint'/group effort.
这项工程是共同 / 集体努力的结果。
the Russian space effort
俄罗斯航天计划
to make an effort
作出努力
The company has laid off 150 workers in an effort to save money.
公司为节省资金遣散了150名工作人员。
I didn't really feel like going out, but I am glad I made the effort .
我当时并不很想出去，不过我很庆幸还是出去了。
Getting up this morning was quite an effort (= it was difficult) .
今天早上起床相当费力。
a determined'/real'/special effort
坚决的 / 真正的 / 特别的努力
(British English) With (an) effort (= with difficulty) she managed to stop herself laughing.
她好不容易才忍住了笑。
You should put more effort into your work.
你应该更加努力地工作。
A lot of effort has gone into making this event a success.
为使这次活动成功费了很大的劲。
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。
He made no effort to hide his disappointment...
他毫不掩饰失望之情。
Finding a cure requires considerable time and effort.
找到治疗的办法需要大量的时间和精力。
She took a deep breath and sat up slowly and with great effort...
她深吸一口气，费力地慢慢坐起身来。
With an effort she contained her irritation.
她努力强压住了怒火。
...a famine relief effort in Angola.
在安哥拉进行的饥荒救济行动
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。
I don't get lonely now because I make the effort to see people.
我现在不觉得孤独了，因为我尝试着与人交往。
It was only by a supreme effort of will and courage that he was able to pull himself together.
他全凭超凡的决心和勇气才使自己振作起来。
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。
The workers are making efforts to fulfil this year's plan.
工人们正在努力完成今年的生产计划。
The prisoner made an effort to escape, but he couldn't climb the prison wall.
囚犯企图越狱,但是爬不上监狱的墙。
I will make every effort to arrive on time.
我将尽一切努力准时到达。
He put a lot of effort into arranging the concert.
他为音乐会的筹备工作付出很大力气。
我们在这个项目上用尽全部心思。
我们在这个项目上用尽全部心思。
They spared no effort to undermine the democratic life inside the party.
他们不遗余力地破坏党内的民主生活。
With a considerable effort of will he rose..and shuffled to the bathroom.
出自：A. KoestlerI make no effort to save myself.
出自：J. RhysPraising just a little, demanding always more effort, a higher standard of perfection.
出自：M. KeaneWaking Someone Up-(叫醒某人)
A：Hey, Jim, it’s time to wake up? and get out of bed.
嘿，吉姆，醒一醒，该起床啦。
effort
B：Do I have to get up now?
我现在一定得起床吗?
A：You’d better get up, or you’ll be late.
你最好现在就起床，否则要迟到了。
B：What are you talking about? My alarm hasn’t even gone off yet.
你说什么呀? 我的闹钟都还没响呢?
effort
A：Yes, it did. It went off? 30 minutes ago. You slept right through it?. You’re like a dead person while you sleep.
响了，30分钟前就响了。你睡过了。睡得像死猪一样。
B：I must have slept right through it.
我一定是睡过了。
A：Rise and shine?! Sleepyhead!
起床！贪睡鬼！
B：Just let me sleep 5 more minutes.
让我再睡5分钟嘛。
effort
A：The early bird gets the worm?.
早起的鸟才会有虫吃。
B：I know. I know. But I don’t want any worms.
我知道。我知道。但是我可不想吃虫。
A：Ha! Ha! If you don’t make aneffort now, later on it’ll be a lot tougher for you.
哈！哈! 如果你现在不努力的话，将来的生活就会变得更加艰
His effort to reform her at length succeeded.
他为改变她作出努力最后取得了成功。
This is his effort at depicting the peasants.
这是他描绘农民的一幅作品。
误 I will do every effort to help you.
正 I will make every effort to help you.
析 effort表示“作出努力”时,须与make搭配,而不可与do搭配。
尽力帮助他。误 Great efforts have been made to help him.
正 Great effort has been made to help him.
析 make与effort搭配用于被动结构时, effort多表示抽象的行为概念,是不可数名词。
他们作出更大努力以加强团结。误 They make more efforts at〔in〕 strengthening unity.
正 They make more efforts to strengthen unity.
析 make efforts〔an effort〕后面通常跟动词不定式,而不能用“at〔in〕+动名词”形式。
他费了很大劲才搬开那块石头。误 He took the rock away with big effort.
正 He took the rock away with great effort.
析 “很大的力气”可说great effort, a lot of effort,不可用big修饰effort。
我费了很大劲,从人群中挤了出去。误 With a lot of efforts I edged my way out of the crowd.
正 With a lot of effort I edged my way out of the crowd.
析 with a lot of effort意为“费了很大气力”,但这里effort为不可数名词,词尾不可加s。
他毫不费力地完成了工作。误 He finished the work without an effort.
正 He finished the work without effort.
析 without effort表示“毫不费力地”时, effort指“力气”,是不可数名词,不可以说without an effort,而在with effort中, effort前有时可加an。
Whether you're looking at wallpaper or paint, the time,effort and relative expense put into it are significant.
不管你是在看墙纸还是油漆, 花在上面的时间、精力和相关费用都是很重要的。
2018全国卷
"It's good to know there's still someone out there who cares enough to go to that kind of trouble," says Lisa of Ehlers' rescueeffort.
在谈到 Ehlers 的救助工作时, Lisa 说: "很高兴知道在外面还有人在意这种麻烦事。"
2019全国卷
It requires minimaleffort and goes a long way.
这只需要最小的努力，却有很大的作用。
2020英语二
The policy follows similarefforts from other journals.
该政策遵循了其他期刊的类似尝试。
2015英语一
However, because these connections are made througheffort and practice, scientists believe that intelligence can expand and fluctuate according to mentaleffort.
然而，因为这些连接是通过努力和练习而形成的，所以科学家认为智力能够通过思维锻炼而发展和波动。
2014英语一
Theeffort was a collective one and involved other companies as well as a Swedish university.
这是一次集体的行动，其他公司和一所瑞典的大学都参与到了其中。
2021英语二
Antipovertyefforts require the participation of local farmers.
扶贫工作需要当地农民的参与。
2021英语一
