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Exert Physical Influence Means Put Effort Force Hard

英语单词 exert
英美音标 [ig'zə:t]
中文释义 vt.尽(力),施加(压力等),努力
v.发挥,竭尽全力,尽
vocab简明 Exert basically means to put forth effort to do something. For example, when you exert yourself in a workout, you can really feel the burn in your muscles.
vocab扩展 The Latin verb exserere — with its derivative form exsertus, which is the source of our word — means to "put forth." That's where exert gets its meaning of physical force — consider that when you try hard at something, you put forth effort to do it, you push yourself. But exert can refer to other ways you "push": you exert your influence to convince others to think your way; when one nation exerts its power on another; and gravity exerts its force on us, holding us down on earth.
真题原句 The text suggests that immigrants now in the U.S. exert a great influence on American culture.
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[VERB 动词]施加(影响、压力等);行使,运用(权威等) If someone or something exerts influence, authority, or pressure, they use it in a strong or determined way, especially in order to produce a particular effect.
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • 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。

  • 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。

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[VERB 动词]尽力;努力 If you exert yourself, you make a great physical or mental effort, or work hard to do something.
  [V pron-refl]
  • 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。

  • Do not exert yourself unnecessarily.

    不要做无谓的努力。

exertion
  • He clearly found the physical exertion exhilarating...

    他明显感觉体力劳动令人愉快。

  • Thanks to the exertions of a few sensible and courageous men, the compromise was accepted.

    由于少数明智且勇敢的人的努力,折中方案被采纳了。

来源 2006.1

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