apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality)
尽(力);运用,行使;施加(影响);发挥
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the moon exerts a force on the Earth 月球对地球施加作用力
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exerting influence over the next generation .对下一代施加影响。
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努力;尽力
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he needs to exert himself to try to find an answer .他必须尽力找到一个答案。
"mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘perform, practise’): from Latin