do everything possible, bend over backwards Our employees make every effort to please our customers.
take effect
become legally right or operative The new laws related to alcohol took effect early last month.
in effect
present and taking place
jeff
to kiss up, to try to be on someone's good side
bring into effect
cause sth.to operate使生效;实现 The workers of this factory have put many new measures for health protection into effect.这家工厂的工人们实行了很多新的保健措施。 We must put this policy into effect.我们必须把这个政策付诸实施。
put/bring into effect
cause sth.to operate使生效;实现 The workers of this factory have put many new measures for health protection into effect.这家工厂的工人们实行了很多新的保健措施。 We must put this policy into effect.我们必须把这个政策付诸实施。
put into effect
cause sth.to operate使生效;实现 The workers of this factory have put many new measures for health protection into effect.这家工厂的工人们实行了很多新的保健措施。 We must put this policy into effect.我们必须把这个政策付诸实施。
to the effect that
to the import that; meaning大意是;含意是 I have received a cable to the effect that someone would come to see me.我收到一封电报,大意是说有人要来看我。
words to that effect
Idiom(s): words to that effect
Theme: MEANING
other words that have about the same meaning. • She told me I ought to read more carefully—or words to that effect. • I was instructed to go to the devil, or words to that effect.
sth to that effect
Idiom(s): sth to that effect
Theme: SIMILARITY
meaning something like that. (Informal.) • She said she wouldn't be available until after three, or something to that effect. • I was told to keep out of the house—or something to that effect.
make an all-out effort
Idiom(s): make an all-out effort
Theme: EFFORT
to make a thorough and energetic effort. • Sally made an all-out effort to get to class on time. • In my job, I have to make an all-out effort every day.
last-ditch effort
Idiom(s): last-ditch effort
Theme: EFFORT
a final effort; the last possible attempt. • I made one last-ditch effort to get her to stay. • It was a last-ditch effort. I didn't expect it to work.
have a bad effect
Idiom(s): have a bad effect (on sb or sth)
Theme: HARM
to be bad for someone or something. • Aspirin has a bad effect on me. • Cold weather has a bad effect on roses.
hang sb in effigy
Idiom(s): hang sb in effigy
Theme: RIDICULE
to hang a dummy or some other figure of a hated person. • They hanged the dictator in effigy. • The angry mob hanged the president in effigy.
go into effect
Idiom(s): go into effect AND take effect
Theme: RULES
[for a law or a rule] to become effective. • When does this new law go into effect? • The new tax laws wont go into effect until next year. • This law takes effect almost immediately.
all-out effort
Idiom(s): all-out effort
Theme: THOROUGHNESS
a very good and thorough effort. • We need an all-out effort to get this job done on time. • The government began an all-out effort to reduce the federal budget.
all-out effort|all|effort
n. A great and thorough effort at solving a given problem. The President is making an all-out effort to convince Congress to pass the pending bill on health care.
hang in effigy|burn|burn in effigy|effigy|hang
v. phr. To hang or burn a figure, usually a stuffed dummy, representing a person who is disliked or scorned. When the high school team lost the championship game, the coach was hung in effigy by the townspeople.During World War II, Hitler was sometimes burned in effigy in the United States.
in effect|effect
adv. or adj. phr. 1. The same in meaning or result. The teacher gave the same assignment, in effect, that she gave yesterday.Helping your mother with the dishes is in effect earning your allowance. 2. Necessary to obey; being enforced. The coach says that players must be in bed by midnight, and that rule is in effect tonight. Synonym: IN FORCE.
into effect|effect
adv. phr. Into use or operation. The new rule was put into effect at once.The judge ordered the old suspended penalty into effect.
sound effects|effect|effects|sound
n. The noises made to imitate real sounds in a play, movie, or program. Greg agreed to plan the sound effects for the class play.The movie was good but the sound effects were not very true to life.
take effect|effect|take
v. phr. 1. To have an unexpected or intended result; cause a change. It was nearly an hour before the sleeping pill took effect. 2. To become lawfully right, or operative. The new tax law will not take effect until January.
to that effect|effect|to
adj. or adv. phr. With that meaning. She said she hated spinach, or words to that effect.When I leave, I will write you to that effect so you will know.
to the effect that|effect|to
adj. phr. With the meaning or purpose; to say that. He made a speech to the effect that we would all keep our jobs even if the factory were sold.The new governor would do his best in the office to which he had been elected.
in effigy Symbolically. For example, That umpire was completely unfair—let's burn him in effigy. Now used only figuratively, this term formerly signified a way of carrying out the sentence of a criminal who had escaped, such as burn in effigy or hang in effigy. A dummy was made of the criminal or a detested political figure and subjected to the prescribed punishment. [c. 1600]
to that effect With that basic or general meaning, as in He said he was very worried, or words to that effect. This term is also put as to the effect that when introducing a clause, as in She was a little vague but said something to the effect that she'd repay the loan very soon. [Mid-1600s]
what the eff
tiếng lóng thô lỗ "Eff" là cách viết của chữ F, được sử dụng như một uyển ngữ thay thế cho từ tục tĩu "fuck".1. Một câu cảm thán về sự ngạc nhiên hoặc hoài nghi. A: "Tiếng ồn đó là gì vậy?" B: "Thư giãn đi, con mèo đáng sợ. Đó chỉ là âm thanh của hệ thống sưởi đang bật." A: "Có vẻ như tài khoản của bạn đang bị truy thu." B: "Cái gì vậy? Điều đó bất thể đúng được!"2. Dùng để thể hiện sự tức giận hoặc phẫn nộ tột độ. Bạn trai cũ của tui đang làm gì ở đây vậy? Tôi bất thể tin rằng cô ấy chỉ nói điều đó với tôi! Hiệu quả là gì!3. Tại sao không? Một bên được sử dụng để nhấn mạnh sự thờ ơ của một người đối với một cái gì đó. A: "Bạn có muốn nghỉ học và đi biển không?" B: "Chắc chắn, những gì eff?". Xem thêm: eff, what. Xem thêm:
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