exert

英 [ɪɡˈzɜːt]

美 [ɪɡˈzɜːrt]

v.  运用; 行使; 施加; 努力; 竭力

过去分词：exerted　第三人称单数：exerts　过去式：exerted　现在分词：exerting　

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Collins.2 / BNC.5057 / COCA.6115

牛津词典

verb

• 运用；行使；施加
  to use power or influence to affect sb/sth
  1. He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan.
     他利用他的所有权力让他们接受这个计划。
  2. The moon exerts a force on the earth that causes the tides.
     月球对地球的吸引力引起潮汐。
• 努力；竭力
  to make a big physical or mental effort
  1. In order to be successful he would have to exert himself.
     他必须努力才能成功。

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

verb

• put to use
  1. exert one's power or influence
  Synonym:exercise
• have and exercise
  1. wield power and authority
  Synonym:wieldmaintain
• make a great effort at a mental or physical task
  1. exert oneself

双语例句

• The more self-knowledge we have, the more control we can exert over our feelings and behaviour.
  我们越有自知之明就越能控制自己的感情和行为。
• Literature and art exert an imperceptible influence on people's thinking.
  文艺对人们的思想起着潜移默化的作用。
• Do not exert yourself unnecessarily.
  不要做无谓的努力。
• He developed an overwhelming desire to exert power-to dominate, control and possess another person.
  他发展出了压倒性的权力欲望&去支配、控制和占有另一个人。
• This will often exert much negative influence on their life and work.
  这将常常带来很多负面影响在他们的生活和工作上。
• Oxygen will exert a chemical action on metals.
  氧会对金属产生化学作用。
• Exert yourself to the utmost!
  子其勉之！
• We must exert ourselves to catch up with them, or it would be too late.
  我们要急起直追，否则就太晚了。
• The two countries have differing abilities to exert influence through soft power.
  中日两国通过软实力来施加影响的能力存在差别。
• This, in turn, will exert unprecedented pressure on the solidarity of Canadian and American societies.
  这将对加拿大和美国社会的团结构成前所未有的压力。