effort

If you get an A for effort or an E for effort or (Brit) full marks for effort, you are given credit for working hard to do something, even though the result of the work was not successful.

His novel's surprise ending is not really convincing, but we'll give him an A for effort.

[count] :a serious attempt to do something

Even though they didn't win, the team made a good/valiant effort.

a determined/desperate effort

a last-ditch effort

Her early efforts at writing a novel were awkward.

The project is a team effort. [=is being done by a group of people]

Despite my best efforts, I never found out who she was. - often followed by to + verb

He made no effort to hide his feelings. [=he showed his feelings openly]

In an effort to avoid further delays, the delivery process has been simplified.

I had to make a conscious/deliberate effort not to laugh.

The school makes every effort [=the school does all that it can] to help new students become adjusted to college life.

[count] :something produced by work

This painting was one of my best efforts.

It wasn't bad for a first effort.

[singular] :something that is hard to do

I was so tired this morning that it was an effort (for me) to get out of bed.

[noncount] :all that is being done to achieve a particular goal

He wanted to contribute in some way to the war effort. [=to the effort to win the war]

* Các từ tương tự:
effortless

noun

He's gone to a lot of effort to please her. Getting the place cleaned up took a great deal of effort

Her efforts to be pleasant met with a stony response

Last year's fund-raising fair was a superb effort

Laban Dictionary - Từ diển Anh Việt, Việt Anh

Laban Dictionary trên mobile

Extension Laban Dictionary

effort /'efət/

effort /ˈɛfɚt/

Title

Laban.vn