exert

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(yùn)用 (權(quán)威)[正式]

He exerted considerable influence on the thinking of the scientific community on these issues. 他對(duì)科學(xué)界在這些問(wèn)題上的思考施加了相當(dāng)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(fèi) (自己的精力)

Do not exert yourself unnecessarily. 不要無(wú)謂地耗費(fèi)自己的精力。

3. exertionN-UNCOUNT 耗費(fèi)

He clearly found the physical exertion exhilarating. 他明顯發(fā)現(xiàn)體力消耗令人愉悅。