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To make an effort, or to use strength, power, or influence to do something. "Exert yourself" means to work hard, using physical or mental effort. "Exert influence/pressure/control" means to actively use your power to affect something or someone.
施加（壓力／影響力）；運用（力量）；努力
組成from Latin exserere: ex- (out) + serere (to put in a row, join) — the idea of "putting forth" effort.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
exertverb/ɪɡˈzɝt/
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To make use of, to apply, especially of something nonmaterial; to bring to bear.
- He considered exerting his influence on John to gain an advantage for himself.
- Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.
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To put in vigorous action.
- I exerted myself in today's training.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。