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源自拉丁语 'exertionem',意为'努力'或'用力',后通过法语进入英语。
❶ 指付出体力或脑力的努力,通常指需要消耗大量精力或持续用力的行为或活动。
“After hours of physical exertions, he was completely exhausted.”
(经过数小时的体力消耗后,他完全筋疲力尽了。)
“Mental exertions can be just as tiring as physical ones.”
(脑力劳动和体力劳动一样令人疲惫。)
physical exertions — 指需要大量体力的活动或劳动,通常会导致身体疲劳。
“The job required constant physical exertions, which made it very demanding.”
(这份工作需要持续的体力消耗,因此要求很高。)
mental exertions — 指需要大量思考或脑力劳动的活动,可能导致精神疲劳。
“Solving complex math problems requires significant mental exertions.”
(解决复杂的数学问题需要大量的脑力劳动。)