effort的用法1：effort的基本意思是“力氣”“努力”,指做某事所使用的力氣和努力,作此解時只用作單數形式,引申表示“努力”“奮鬥”,指費力做某事或艱苦的嘗試,作此解時是可數名詞。effort還可表示“努力的事例”“努力的成果”,即“作品”“成就”,為可數名詞。
effort的用法2：effort表示“努力”時,其後可接動詞不定式作其定語,偶爾也可接介詞短語作定語。
effort的用法3：make efforts, make an effort, make every effort後面常接動詞不定式,表示“努力做某事”,接an effort時表示“做一番努力”; 接efforts時表示“作出多次努力”,接every effort表示“每做一次努力”。
effort的用法例句
1. McGregor's effort was enough to edge Johnson out of the top spot.
麥格雷戈奮力一搏，成功地將約翰遜從第一的位置上擠了下來。
2. He was making a visible effort to control himself.
他明顯是在努力控制自己的情緒。
3. It is incumbent upon all of us to make an extra effort.
我們所有人都必須加倍努力。
4. It can take time and effort to match buyers and sellers.
給買賣雙方牽線可能需要一些時間和工夫。
5. Even carrying the camcorder while hiking in the forest was an effort.
在森林中徒步旅行時，即便帶的是便攜式攝像機也非常費力。
6. Current employment laws will be changed to reward effort and punish laziness.
現行僱傭法要變，要獎勤罰懶。
7. We have made a conscious effort to devolve responsibility.
我們已有意識地下放職責。
8. These attacks are seen as an effort to torpedo the talks.
人們認為這些襲擊是為了故意破壞會談。
9. Worldwide, an enormous amount of research effort goes into military technology.
在世界範圍內，大量的研究精力都投入到軍事技術上。
10. They've put in time and effort to keep the strike going.
他們花費了很多時間和精力以使罷工持續下去。
11. My kick wasn't half a bad effort for an old man.
像我這把年紀的人，老腿確實不聽使喚了。
12. When you came away you made a definite effort to mix.
你離開時一定要努力和大家搞好關係。
13. A united effort is always more effective than an isolated complaint.
聯合行動總是比單個人抱怨更有效。
14. I worry about this big investment of time and effort. 我擔心投入這麼多時間與精力卻不起作用。
15. A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats.
滅鼠花了大力氣。
