exertion

英 [ɪɡˈzɜːʃn]

美 [ɪɡˈzɜːrʃn]

n.  努力; 尽力; 费力; 行使; 运用; 施加

复数：exertions　

TOEFL医学

BNC.14183 / COCA.12337

牛津词典

noun

• 努力；尽力；费力
  physical or mental effort; the act of making an effort
  1. She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.
     她骑车上山累得全身发热，喘不过气来。
  2. He needed to relax after the exertions of a busy day at work.
     他忙碌工作了一天后需要休息。
• 行使；运用；施加
  the use of power to make sth happen
  1. the exertion of force/strength/authority
     使用武力；使劲；行使权力

柯林斯词典

• VERB 施加（影响、压力等）;行使，运用（权威等）
  If someone or somethingexertsinfluence, authority, or pressure, they use it in a strong or determined way, especially in order to produce a particular effect.
  1. He exerted considerable influence on the thinking of the scientific community on these issues...
     他极大地影响了科学界对这些问题的看法。
  2. The cyst was causing swelling and exerting pressure on her brain.
     那个囊肿正在引起肿胀，压迫着她的大脑。
• VERB 尽力;努力
  If youexert yourself, you make a great physical or mental effort, or work hard to do something.
  1. Youngsters get so absorbed that they don't realise how much they're exerting themselves...
     年轻人如此地沉浸其中，他们没有意识到自己有多么努力。
  2. Do not exert yourself unnecessarily.
     不要做无谓的努力。

英英释义

noun

• use of physical or mental energy
  1. he got an A for effort
  2. they managed only with great exertion
  Synonym:effortelbow greasetravailsweat

双语例句

• And ( 2) these imaginative creation activities are now practiced in a new social institution mainly for the encouragement of free exertion and appreciation of imaginative creation.
  这些想象性的创造活动如今在一个新的社会体制中进行，主要是为了鼓励对想象性的创造活动的自由发挥和欣赏。
• An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition.
  一种活动的娱乐需要身体的扩张和竞赛。
• It tends to be unrelated to physical exertion and unresponsive to nitroglycerin.
  疼痛往往与体力活动无关，对硝酸甘油也无反应。
• Exertion of authority does not come easily to everyone.
  行使权利并不是对每个人都是容易的。
• I will check the result of your exertion in the evening.
  每天晚上，我要检查你努力的结果。
• Have you been short of breath or had any chest pain on exertion recently?
  您最近在用力时有没有感到气短或胸痛？
• On-the-spot response is player's exertion under present pressure.
  所谓临场的发挥，就是在现场压力下选手的技巧能够发挥的程度。
• All human exertion is compounded of some mental and some bodily elements.
  所有的人类努力都是某些脑力和体力因素的混合。
• The exertion of so much effort that discomfort or injury results.
  非常努力却换来了不好的结果。
• Age diminishes the heart's ability to pump harder and faster under exertion.
  随着年龄的增加，人在消耗体力时心脏的输血能力和输血速度会有所减弱。