vt.運用；施加

He exerted all his influence to make them accept his plan. 他用盡一切影響力使他們接受他的計劃。

He doesn't have to exert himself on my behalf. 他不必為我費那么大力氣。

You have to exert more efforts if you want to catch up with your classmates. 你要想趕上你的同學(xué)的話,就得多花些功夫。

His teachings still exert a strong influence. 他的教導(dǎo)仍在產(chǎn)生巨大影響。

exert后接反身代詞表示“努力,盡力”。