English-Thai Dictionary

effort

N ความพยายาม  attempt endeavor exertion ease sloth kwam-pa-ya-yam

 

effortless

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ต้อง พยายาม  ง่าย  ไม่ เปลือง เรง  easy simple sueng-mai-tong-pa-ya-yam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EFFORT

n.[L. fortis. See Force. ] A straining; an exertion of strength; endeavor; strenuous exertion to accomplish an object; applicable to physical or intellectual power. The army, by great efforts, scaled the walls. Distinction in science is gained by continued efforts of the mind.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EFFORT

Ef "fort, n. Etym: [F. effort, OF. esfort, for esfors, esforz, fr. esforcier. See Efforce. ]

 

1. An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle directed to the accomplishment of an object; as, an effort to scale a wall. We prize the stronger effort of his power. Pope.

 

2. (Mech. )

 

Defn: A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion. Rankine.

 

Syn. -- Endeavor; exertion; struggle; strain; straining; attempt; trial; essay. See Attempt.

 

EFFORT

EFFORT Ef "fort, v. t.

 

Defn: To stimulate. [Obs. ] "He efforted his spirits. " Fuller.

 

EFFORTLESS

EFFORTLESS Ef "fort *less, a.

 

Defn: Making no effort. Southey.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

effort

ef fort |ˈefərt ˈɛfərt | ▶noun a vigorous or determined attempt: hammer birdhouses to country fenceposts in an effort to bring back the eastern bluebird. • the result of an attempt: he was a keen gardener, winning many prizes for his efforts. • strenuous physical or mental exertion: the doctor spared no effort in helping my father. • technical a force exerted by a machine or in a process. • [ with modifier ] the activities of a group of people with a common purpose: the war effort. DERIVATIVES ef fort ful adjective, ef fort ful ly adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from French, from Old French esforcier, based on Latin ex- ‘out ’ + fortis ‘strong. ’

 

effortless

ef fort less |ˈefərtlis ˈɛfərtləs | ▶adjective requiring no physical or mental exertion: went up the steps in two effortless bounds. • achieved with admirable ease: her effortless sense of style. DERIVATIVES ef fort less ly adverb, ef fort less ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

effort

ef ¦fort |ˈɛfət | ▶noun 1 a vigorous or determined attempt: in an effort to reduce inflation, the government increased interest rates. • the result of an attempt: he was a keen gardener, winning many prizes for his efforts. • [ mass noun ] strenuous physical or mental exertion: achieving independence requires some effort and self-discipline. • [ with modifier ] the activities of a group of people with a common purpose: the war effort. 2 technical a force exerted by a machine or in a process. PHRASES make an effort attempt to do something: make an effort to do some kind of abdominal exercise. make every (or spare no ) effort try everything possible to achieve something: the doctor spared no effort in helping my father. with effort with physical difficulty: 'It's bad, sir', he said, controlling his voice with effort. DERIVATIVES effortful adjective, effortfully adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from French, from Old French esforcier, based on Latin ex- ‘out ’ + fortis ‘strong ’.

 

effortless

ef ¦fort |less |ˈɛfətlɪs | ▶adjective requiring no physical or mental exertion. • achieved with admirable ease: her effortless sense of style. DERIVATIVES effortlessly adverb, effortlessness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

effort

effort noun 1 they made an effort to work together: attempt, try, endeavor; informal crack, shot, stab; formal essay. 2 his score was a fine effort: achievement, accomplishment, attainment, result, feat; undertaking, enterprise, work; triumph, success, coup. 3 the job requires little effort: exertion, energy, work, endeavor, application, labor, power, muscle, toil, strain; informal sweat, elbow grease.

 

effortless

effortless adjective he makes the most complex dance moves look effortless: easy, undemanding, unchallenging, painless, simple, uncomplicated, straightforward, elementary; fluent, natural; informal as easy as pie, child's play, kids' stuff, a cinch, no sweat, a breeze, duck soup, a snap. ANTONYMS difficult.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

effort

effort noun 1 they made an effort to reach a settlement: attempt, try, endeavour; informal crack, go, shot, stab, bash, whack; formal essay; archaic assay. 2 Guy's score of 68 was a fine effort: achievement, accomplishment, performance, attainment, result, feat, deed, exploit, undertaking, enterprise; work, handiwork, creation, production, opus; triumph, success, positive result, coup, master stroke, stroke of genius. 3 it requires little effort to operate the handle: exertion, force, power, energy, work, muscle, application, labour, the sweat of one's brow, striving, endeavour, toil, struggle, slog, strain, stress, trouble, bother; informal sweat, elbow grease; Brit. informal graft; Austral. /NZ informal (hard ) yakka; archaic travail, moil. PHRASES make an effort more than four in ten adults have made an effort to cut their carb intake: try, attempt, endeavour, strive, seek, exert oneself, do one's best, labour, work, toil, struggle, apply oneself; undertake, aim, set out, take it on oneself; informal have a go /shot /crack /stab /bash; Austral. /NZ informal give it a burl, give it a fly; formal essay; archaic assay. make every effort the directors of almost all the parks are making every effort to draw in visitors with new attractions: try hard, strive, aim, aspire, venture, undertake, seek, make an effort, spare no effort, exert oneself, do one's best, do all one can, do one's utmost, attempt, give one's all, labour, work, toil, strain, struggle, apply oneself; informal bend /fall /lean over backwards, go all out, give it one's best shot, pull out all the stops, bust a gut, do one's damnedest, go for broke, knock oneself out, break one's neck, move heaven and earth. spare no effort See make every effort above. with effort 'It's bad, sir', he said, controlling his voice with effort: with difficulty, with /after a struggle, painfully, arduously, laboriously, hard. ANTONYMS easily.

 

effortless

effortless adjective 1 the trade was perceived as an effortless way to attract much-needed foreign currency. See easy (sense 1 ). 2 Alexei rose to his feet in a single effortless movement. See fluid (sense 4 of the adjective ).

 

French Dictionary

effort

effort n. m. nom masculin Concentration des forces physiques, intellectuelles, en vue d ’atteindre un but. : Cet athlète a fourni un effort remarquable. Fais un petit effort, tu y arriveras. LOCUTION Sans effort Facilement. : Ils ont réussi sans effort. Prononciation Le e initial se prononce é (et non *è ) Note Orthographique effo rt.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

effort

ef fort /éfə r t / (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖ex (外への )fort (強い力 )〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 U «…しようとする /…に対する » (特に苦労 決断を伴う )努力 , 奮闘 , がんばり «to do /at » (!具体例ではa ～/～s; 時にmany, twoなど数詞を伴う ) ; 〖make an effort 〗 «…するために » 努力する «to do » ▸ make an effort to laugh [not to laugh ]笑う [笑わない ]ように努力する (↓表現 )▸ He quickly changed his direction in an effort to avoid her .彼は彼女を避けようとすばやく方向を変えた ▸ The efforts at reform proved successful .改革への努力は実を結んだ ▸ Giving up smoking is worth the effort .タバコをやめることは努力に値する 表現 コーパス effortを含むその他の慣用表現 1 make … effort (s ) ▸ They don't seem to make the ～ that it takes to maintain friendships .彼らは友情を維持するために必要な努力はしないようだ ▸ make every ～ «…するために » あらゆる努力をする «to do » ▸ make no [not make any ] ～ to do あえて [無理に ]…しようとしない (!～sは ｟まれ ｠) ▸ make a great ～ [great ～s ] to do …するために大いに努力する (!(1 )ほかにspecial, conscious, concerted, real, extra, serious, determined, maximumなどの 形容詞 を伴うことがある. (2 )conscious, realでは ～sは ｟比較的まれ ｠) ▸ make little [some, a little ] ～ «…するために » ほとんど努力しない [少し努力する ] «to do » 2 副詞句 ▸ despite A's ～≒for all A's ～s せっかくのA 〈人 〉の努力にもかかわらず ▸ with an ～ of will ｟かたく ｠相当の決意で ▸ for A's ～s A 〈人 〉の努力の甲斐 （かい ）あって ▸ through A's ～s A 〈人 〉の尽力によって 2 U «…しようとする » (精神的 肉体的な )骨折り (仕事 ), 苦労 , 労力 «to do » (!具体例ではan ～) ; ｟主に話 ｠〖be an ～〗〈事が 〉【人にとって 】しんどい [きつい ](仕 )事である «for » ▸ It may take [require ] some effort to read it .それを読むのは少し苦労するかもしれない (!主語のitはto不定詞をさす ) ▸ Concentration may be (quite ) an effort for children .子供にとって集中するのは (かなり )しんどいことかもしれない ▸ put a lot of effort into cancer research 癌 （がん ）研究に大いに努力を傾ける ▸ This machine takes all the effort out of housework .この機械は家事のあらゆる負担を軽減します ▸ He controlled the cough with (an ) effort .｟書 ｠彼はせきを抑えようと苦労した (!｟コーパス ｠effortはgreat, (a ) little, some, much, noなどの 形容詞 を伴うことがある ) ▸ without (much ) effort (あまり )苦労せずに 3 C (目的達成のため集団で行い一連の努力を伴う )活動, 作業, 仕事 (!しばしば 名詞 の後で複合語的に ) ▸ a relief [rescue ] effort 救出作業 ▸ a concerted [group, joint ] effort 協力 [集団 ]活動 4 C ｟くだけて ｠努力の成果 , 労作 , 汗と涙の結晶 (!努力したことに重点があり, 客観的な価値は問わない ) ▸ That's a good [bad, poor ] effort for you .君にしては良い [悪い ]出来だ 5 C 〘物理 〙作動力 , 作用力 , 作力 .m à ke the [an ] é ffort to do ｟主に話 ｠(気は進まないが )がんばって …する, (大変だとは思うが )あえて …する (↑1 ).

 

effortless

é f fort less 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 無理のない, 苦労のあとを見せない ; ごく自然な 〈動作など 〉.2 骨の折れない, 楽な .～ly 副詞 やすやすと .～ness 名詞