exert

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T If someone or something exerts influence, authority, or pressure, they use it in a strong or determined way, especially in order to produce a particular effect. 施加 (影響、壓力); 運用 (權(quán)威)[正式]
He exerted considerable influence on the thinking of the scientific community on these issues. 他對科學界在這些問題上的思考施加了相儅大的影響。
2. V-T If you exert yourself, you make a great physical or mental effort, or work hard to do something. 耗費 (自己的精力)
Do not exert yourself unnecessarily. 不要無謂地耗費自己的精力。
3. exertionN-UNCOUNT 耗費
He clearly found the physical exertion exhilarating. 他明顯發(fā)現(xiàn)躰力消耗令人愉悅。