(1) effort作名词，基本含意为“力气；努力”，作此解时只用作单数形式；effort还可以引申表示“努力；奋斗”，作此解时是可数名词；effort还可表示“作品；成就”，为可数名词。例如：It doesn’t need much effort. 那不需要太多的努力。A great deal of effort has gone into this exhibition.为了这次展览投入了很大力量。His efforts were wasted. 他的努力都白费了。Finishing the work in one day was a very good effort.在一天内完成这项工作是努力的结果。（2）effort 常用于以下短语make efforts/ make aneffort/ make every effort中，意为“做出努力”，后面常接动词不定式，表示“努力做某事”。例如：The workers are making efforts to fulfill 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。
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