exertion
n
(a) [U] action of applying influence, etc 发挥; 运用; 行使; 施加
Exertion of authority over others is not always wise; persuasion may be better. 利用权力压服别人并非永远是上策, 运用说服方法或许更为可取.
(b) [C, U] (instance of) great effort 努力; 尽力; 费力
incapable of physical exertion 体力上不能劳累的
He failed to lift the rock in spite of all his exertions. 他虽然竭尽全力, 但仍未能将那石块搬起.
Now that I'm 90, I find the exertions of travelling too great. 我年届90岁, 出远门已力不从心.
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read