effort (A2)

カタカナ: エフォート

IPA: /ˈefərt/

Definition

The physical or mental energy you use to do something. 'It takes a lot of effort to learn a language.' Key verb: 'make an effort' — NOT 'do effort'. Both singular and plural: 'make an effort' (one attempt) or 'make efforts' (multiple attempts).

意味: 何かをするために使う身体的または精神的エネルギー。'It takes a lot of effort to learn a language.'（語学習得には多くの努力が必要だ）。定番動詞：'make an effort'（努力する）— 'do effort'は誤りです。単数・複数どちらも使えます：'make an effort'（一度の努力）または'make efforts'（複数回の取り組み）。

Examples / 例文

• 彼はたくさんの努力をした。 — He put in a lot of effort.

• もっと努力する必要がある。 — I need to make more effort.

• あなたの努力は報われるよ。 — Your efforts will pay off.

Effort の日本語訳

Japanese translations of Effort:

• 努力
• 頑張り
• 取り組み

How to Use Effort

make an effort to [verb] (verb collocation)

To try hard to do something — "Please make an effort to arrive on time."

put in effort (verb collocation)

To work hard at something — "She put a lot of effort into the project."

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