Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense exerts, present participle exerting, past tense, past participle exerted
1VERB 施加(影响、压力等);行使,运用(权威等) 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(影响、压力等);行使,运用(权威等) [formal]
He exerted considerable influence on the thinking of the scientific community on these issues. [VERB noun]
他极大地影响了科学界对这些问题的看法。
The cyst was causing swelling and exerting pressure on her brain. [VERB noun]
那个囊肿正在引起肿胀,压迫着她的大脑。
2VERB 尽力;努力 If you exert yourself, you make a great physical or mental effort, or work hard to do something. 尽力;努力
Youngsters get so absorbed that they don't realise how much they're exerting themselves. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
年轻人如此地沉浸其中,他们没有意识到自己有多么努力。
Do not exert yourself unnecessarily. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
不要做无谓的努力。
exertion
He clearly found the physical exertion exhilarating.
他明显感觉体力劳动令人愉快。
Thanks to the exertions of a few sensible and courageous men, the compromise was accepted.