effort 
Mühe 
: 努力 艰难的尝试 成就 
effort 
effort ☊ 
cố gắng 
花费 
Aufwand 
My older brother does not appreciate my efforts. ☊ 
Anh tôi không đánh giá cao sự cố gắng của tôi. ☊ Verbs 2.5 I need their effort. ☊ Tôi cần sự nỗ lực của họ. ☊ Abstract Objects 2 effort ☊ sự nỗ lực ☊ Abstract Objects 2 You need to make more efforts next time. ☊ Bạn cần có nhiều sự cố gắng hơn cho lần tới. ☊ Abstract Objects 2 effort ☊ sự cố gắng ☊ Abstract Objects 2 like: effort → →
to put effort into ☊ bỏ công ☊ to put effort into this struggle ☊ bỏ công sức trong nỗ lực này ☊ to try to, make a effort to ☊ gượng ☊ there has been no effort at all ☊ không có một cố gắng nào ☊ wasted effort; to waste effort on something ☊ mất công ☊ concentrate sth (on sth/on doing sth): I decided to concentrate all my efforts on finding somewhere to live. ☊ concentrate ☊
The story concerns the prince's efforts to rescue Pamina. ☊ concern ☊
I made a conscious effort to get there on time. ☊ conscious ☊
I can't take all the credit for the show's success—it was a team effort. ☊ credit ☊
Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it. ☊ despite ☊
a determined effort to stop smoking ☊ determined ☊
The team's success was largely due to her efforts. ☊ due ☊
You should put more effort into your work. ☊ effort ☊
A lot of effort has gone into making this event a success. ☊ effort ☊
The company has invested a great deal of time and effort in setting up new training schemes. ☊ effort ☊
It's a long climb to the top, but well worth the effort. ☊ effort ☊
Getting up this morning was quite an effort (= it was difficult). ☊ effort ☊
With (an) effort (= with difficulty) she managed to stop herself laughing. ☊ effort ☊
a determined/real/special effort ☊ effort ☊
to make an effort ☊ effort ☊
I didn't really feel like going out, but I am glad I made the effort. ☊ effort ☊
effort (to do sth): The company has laid off 150 workers in an effort to save money. ☊ effort ☊
The local clubs are making every effort to interest more young people. ☊ effort ☊
We need to make a concerted effort to finish on time. ☊ effort ☊
I spent hours cleaning the house, but there isn't much to show for all my efforts. ☊ effort ☊
With an effort of will he resisted the temptation. ☊ effort ☊
The project was a joint/group effort. ☊ effort ☊
All my efforts ended in failure. ☊ failure ☊
I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts. ☊ generation ☊
The report was a joint effort (= we worked on it together). ☊ joint ☊
He's making a big effort now, and I hope it lasts. ☊ last ☊
The work was done with the minimum amount of effort. ☊ minimum ☊
He passed the exams with the minimum of effort. ☊ minimum ☊
Their efforts were painful to watch. ☊ painful ☊
Is this all the payment I get for my efforts? ☊ payment ☊
'Is it worth the effort?' 'Speaking personally, yes.' ☊ personally ☊
Their efforts to exercise collective bargaining power against multinational companies have failed. ☊ power ☊
Efforts to preserve the peace have failed. ☊ preserve ☊
He was making a real effort to be nice to her. ☊ real ☊
Winning the match was just reward for the effort the team had made. ☊ reward ☊
reward sb for sth: She was rewarded for her efforts with a cash bonus. ☊ reward ☊
a sales drive/campaign (= a special effort to sell more) ☊ sale ☊
spend sth on sth: She spends too much effort on things that don't matter. ☊ spend ☊
Not brilliant, Robyn, but I'll give you ten out of ten for effort. ☊ ten out of ten (for sth) ☊
efforts to build a united Europe ☊ united ☊
His efforts to get a job proved unsuccessful. ☊ unsuccessful ☊
efforts to control urban sprawl (= the spread of city buildings into the countryside) ☊ urban ☊
She made a visible effort to control her anger. ☊ visible ☊
Was it worth the effort? ☊ worth ☊
effort ☊ ils doivent faire un effort pour nous comprendre ☊
peine ☊ mes jambes ne me soutenaient qu’à peine ☊