efforts 的音标为英 /ˈefəts/、美 /ˈefərts/，是名词 effort 的复数形式，核心含义为“努力、尝试”，也可表示“努力的结果、成就”或“有组织的活动”。作为 effort 的复数形式，它强调多次或多方面的付出，而非单一行动。

用法解析

基本含义

具体努力：指为达成目标而进行的多次尝试或持续行动。例如：“All our efforts were in vain.”（我们所有的努力都付诸东流了）。

努力的成果：表示努力带来的结果。例如：“Their efforts were finally crowned with success.”（他们的努力终于取得圆满成功）。

有组织的活动：指群体性或系统性的行动，如“diplomatic efforts”（外交努力）。

语法特点

可数性：作为复数名词，efforts 强调“多次努力”，需与复数动词搭配。若表示抽象的“努力”概念，可用单数 effort（不可数），如“It requires great effort to succeed.”（成功需要付出巨大努力）。

常见搭配：常与动词 make、spare、renew 等搭配，如“make concerted efforts”（齐心协力）、“spare no efforts”（不遗余力）。

例句（10句）

Rescuers made heroic efforts to save the crew.（救援人员不畏艰险努力营救全体船员）

The team's success was largely due to her efforts.（这个队的成功在很大程度上是她努力的结果）

She was rewarded for her efforts with a cash bonus.（她因自己所作的努力而得到一笔奖金）

We have to renew our efforts to attract young players.（我们只好重新开始努力吸引年轻队员）

Federal leaders continued their efforts to secure a ceasefire.（联邦政府的领导人们继续他们争取停火的努力）

Efforts to heal the rift between the two countries have failed.（弥合两国间分歧的各种努力都已失败）

I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts.（我常常想：后代将怎样评价我们所作出的努力）

The company has made heroic efforts at cost reduction.（该公司在降低成本方面进行了艰苦卓绝的努力）

They urged us not to give up on peace efforts.（他们力劝我们不要对和平努力绝望）

The meeting decided that further efforts were needed.（与会者认为进一步的努力是需要的）

短语搭配

 

短语	含义	例句
make efforts to do sth	努力做某事	“I'll make efforts to help you improve your skills.”
spare no efforts	不遗余力	“They spared no efforts to finish the project.”
make concerted efforts	齐心协力	“We need to make concerted efforts to solve this problem.”
unremitting efforts	不懈的努力	“His unremitting efforts finally paid off.”
efforts in vain	徒劳的努力	“All their efforts to persuade him were in vain.”

 

无论是个人为目标奋斗，还是团队为共同事业付出，efforts 都承载着“行动”与“希望”的双重含义。它提醒我们：每一次尝试都是通往成果的阶梯，而持续的努力终将定义我们的成就。你认为在哪些场景中，“efforts”比单一的“effort”更能体现行动的价值？