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2023-11-03 单词 effort 的三个常见用法

内容简介

名词 “effort” 的常用意思都与 “hard work(努力劳动)” 有关。在使用中,泛指 “力气” 或 “努力” 时,“effort” 是不可数名词;在具体指 “为做某事付出的努力” 时,“effort” 是可数名词。看视频,学习 “effort” 的三个常见用法。

用法总结

1. 作不可数名词时,“effort” 可以指 “力气,精力,努力”,相当于 “hard work”。

  • I would help you, but it’s too much effort.
  • It takes effort to succeed – you do realise that, right?

2. 作可数名词时,“effort” 的意思是 “为做某事付出的努力,艰难的尝试”。

  • We’ve got to make a real effort to get there on time.
  • It was my best effort, but it wasn’t good enough.

3. 作可数名词时,“effort” 还可以指 “费劲的、难做的事情”。

  • Sometimes it’s a real effort to wake up in the morning.
  • I’m trying to learn a new language, but it’s a real effort!
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