I've no use for people who don't make an effort.

我厌恶那些不努力的人。

《牛津词典》

Emma frowned, making an effort to compose herself.

埃玛皱起了眉头，努力使自己镇定下来。

《牛津词典》

Cohen was making an effort to present a kinder, gentler image.

科恩在努力表现出一副更和善、更温柔的形象。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

had no legal basis for an effort to keep Comcast from limiting access to some services over its network.

VOA: special.2010.05.21

In particular, the daily burnt offerings sacrificed by the priests twice each day, and emitting this pleasing odor: these were an effort to attract the deity.

尤其是每天两次的烧祭品,散发出美妙的气味：,这些都是为了吸引神灵的注意。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

What it was was in many ways an effort to bring the Bank of England to the United States.

从很多角度来说，它是个,将英格兰银行,引入美国的努力。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

No doubt in an effort to find Mary Bell, who of course I telephoned many times.

BBC: April: Gitta Sereny

In World War II, there was actually an effort to draft nurses had we invaded Japan.

NPR: Women in Combat: Rules and Reality

The Open Data Initiative, an effort to make government data machine-readable and accessible to all citizens.

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