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

• Excess physical exertion can damage the gallbladder and liver meridians, which can cause cramps and spasms.
  体力消耗过量会损坏肝脏，胆囊和经络，这可能会导致痉挛和抽搐。
• This misunderstanding is harmful to the development of historiography and hinders its exertion of social function.
  这种误解不仅不利于历史学的发展，而且阻碍了历史学社会功能的发挥。
• Before settlement there was exertion, anxiety and need in human life.
  在定居之前，人类的生活充满着劳累、焦虑和贫困。
• ( especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion.
  （特别是指脸）发红，因为激动或者用力而充血或者好像充了血。
• He was painting the gate with exertion.
  他在费力地油漆大门。
• Art is imaginative creation practiced in a social institution mainly for the encouragement of free exertion and appreciation of imaginative creativity.
  艺术是在制度中进行的想象性的创造活动，主要是为了鼓励对想象性的创造力的自由发挥和欣赏。
• 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？
• 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。
• Is your setback really that significant, or will it just require a little extra exertion on your part?
  你的挫折真的那么重大吗？或者对你来讲它真的需要你付出额外的努力吗？
• 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。