这组词都可作“努力”解。它们的区别是:
effort(s)着重指动作的本身; endeavour(s)着重作出努力的认真和决心; exertion(s)着重于动作的积极性或剧烈性; bid着重于为达到某种企图而作出的努力; pain(s)侧重为完成某事花费气力。例如:
I will make a great effort to master English我会努力掌握英语。
The cabinet is making all possible endeavours to bring about national economic stabilization.政府内阁将尽最大努力使国家经济趋于稳定。
I was quite hot and tired after all my exertions.用力干后,我又热又累。
Our Department is making a bid for the interdepartmental basketball championship.我们系正力求夺取系际的篮球赛冠军。
For thirty years,Teacher Liu has been taking great pains in educating us.30年来,刘教员一直劳心努力地教育我们。
谐音记忆法
谐音:俺罚他。
联想:俺罚他,因为他不努力工作,不努力学习,不努力写作业呗。
所以effort就是努力的意思。
词根词缀法
ef-,向外。-fort,力量。向外发力=努力。
fort为什么是力量?因为fort的本意是堡垒、城堡,要塞。堡垒就是有效保护城堡或人民的,肯定是非常有效、有力量的,所以引申出力量。
请参考如下同根词,以帮助你记忆:
enforce v.强行;实行
解说:en使…+forc力量;强壮的+e→使有力量地进行→强行;实行
force n.力量,强制力
解说:forc力量;强壮的+e→力量,强制力
fort n.要塞,堡垒(保卫国家的力量→要塞,堡垒)
forte n.长处,优点
解说:fort力量;强壮的+e→强大的地方→长处
fortify v.加固,加强
解说:fort力量;强壮的+ify使→使有力量→加强
常用短语
in an effort to 企图(努力想);试图要
great effort 巨大努力
make every effort 尽一切努力
spare no effort 不遗余力;抽出;宽容;节省
近似单词
afford v.担负得起
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。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》He accused him of knowingly spreading falsehoods in an effort to blacken my character.
他指控他蓄意散布虚假信息以玷污我的人格。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Worldwide, an enormous amount of research effort goes into military technology.
在世界范围内,大量的研究精力都投入到军事技术上。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Hurling his arms and legs around wildly, he kept afloat but wasted much effort.
他用胳膊和腿在水中乱划, 这样虽可以漂浮,但却白费了许多力气.
来源:《简明英汉词典》The villagers hurled all possible effort into rebuilding the bombed houses.
村民们竭尽全力修复被炸坏的房屋.
来源:《简明英汉词典》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。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》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.
来源:《简明英汉词典》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。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》This man drank rather heavily in an effort to come to terms with his own inadequacies.
这个人狂饮一通,努力让自己去接受自身的不完美。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》As a result of collective effort, the difficult situation changed into a favourable one.
经过大家的努力, 困难的局面终于让位于顺利的局面.
来源:《现代汉英综合大词典》The prince has also enlisted his two daughters in the effort to avoid the press.
亲王还借助他的两个女儿来躲避媒体。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
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