Exert

Dùng, sử dụng (sức mạnh, ảnh hưởng...)

to exert oneself

cố gắng, ráng sức

gây ra (lực)

tác dụng

Exercise, use, utilize, put to use or work or effect,employ, wield, bring to bear, bring into play, expend: Pleaseexert your influence to have his conviction quashed.

Exertoneself. attempt, try, endeavour, make an effort, apply oneself,strive, do one's best, work, strain, struggle, toil, push, drive(oneself), go all out, give one's all, Colloq knock oneself out,cudgel one's brains, beat one's brains out, do one's damnedest,Slang bust a gut: If Peter exerted himself a bit more, we mightsee some results.

Exercise, bring to bear (a quality, force, influence,etc.).

Refl. (often foll. by for, or to + infin.) use one'sefforts or endeavours; strive.

Exertion n. [L exserereexsert- put forth (as EX-(1), serere bind)]