exertとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪɡˈzɝt/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ɪɡˈzɜːt/
• 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)t
• ハイフネーション: exert

動詞

exert (三人称単数 現在形 exerts, 現在分詞 exerting, 過去形および過去分詞形 exerted)

1. To put in vigorous action.

   I exerted myself in today's training.

2. To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material.

   He considered exerting his influence on John to gain an advantage for himself.

   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2012 April 18, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona”, in BBC Sport:

     Di Matteo clearly saw Drogba's power as a potential threat to a Barcelona defence stripped of Gerard Pique - but he barely caught sight of goal in a first 45 minutes in which the Catalans exerted their technical superiority.

   • 2022 January 12, Christian Wolmar, “A new year... but the same old mistakes are being made”, in RAIL, number 948, pages 40-41:

     How can the unions - or more specifically the RMT - possibly think this is a good time to exert a bit of industrial muscle and indulge in strikes both on the national railway and the London Underground?

同意語

• (to make use of): utilize

関連する語

• exertion

アナグラム

• retex