38. We should spare no effort to beautify our environment.
We should spare no effort to beautify our environment.
Classic Sentence Pattern 39: Spare no effort to spare no effort to do something
A common phrase that means sparing no effort to do something:
spare no effort to do;
be（go） all out;
be unsparing in one's efforts;
do one's level best
He spared no effort to make her happy again.
In order to make her happy again, he tried his best.
effort [ˈefərt]n. pneumatic; Effort; Laborious things; Tough attempts; Attempt; Best efforts; Organized activities; The result of the effort
The government's going to great lengths to demonstrate its military might.
The Government is sparing no effort to demonstrate its military might.
The government is determined to spare no effort in investigating this case thoroughly
The Government decided to spare no effort to thoroughly investigate the case. The above two examples are excerpted from the Oxford Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary
They're ready to go all out for the Premier League title next season.
They are ready to go all out and claim next season's Premier League title.
They were going all out for the prize-money, £ 6,500 for the winning team.
They are fighting hard for the team to win a £6,500 prize.
They will go all out to get exactly what they want They will do their best to fulfill their wishes.
The above 3 examples are excerpted from the Collins Advanced English-Chinese Dual-Solution Learning Dictionary
We're going all out to win.
We do everything in our power to win.
He made a concentrated effort to finish the work on time.
He went all out to get the job done on time.
concentrated [ˈkɑːnsntreɪtɪd]
adj.
Determined to do; Go all out; Concentrated; Dense; Centralized
in.
Concentration (attention); Concentrate; envoy... Concentrate (or set, aggregate) ;() concentrate
Past participles and past tenses of concentrate
The residents are fighting tooth and nail to stop the new development.
Residents are fighting with all their might to stop new housing development plans.
I decided to concentrate all my efforts on finding somewhere to live. I decided to go all out to find a place to stay.
The above 4 examples are excerpted from the Oxford High-Level English-Chinese Dictionary
Everyone is working flat out to try to trap those responsible Everyone is going all out to try to catch the culprits.
The President told American troops that he would do his level best to bring them home soon.
The president told the U.S. soldiers he would do everything he could to get them home sooner rather than later.
The above two examples are excerpted from the Collins Advanced English-Chinese Dual-Solution Learning Dictionary
The war came to an end; many things were waiting to be done. The people had to make every effort to reconstruct their country.
The Great Dictionary of Chinese and English
When the war is over, everything is in ruins, and the people are going all out to rebuild their country.
I made every effort to be co-operative.
I did my best to cooperate.
The local clubs are making every effort to interest more young people.
Local clubs are doing everything they can to attract more young people.
She made a visible effort to control her anger.
You can see that she is trying to control herself from getting angry.
She has begun to make a concerted effort to find a job.
She began to do her best to find a job.
concerted 美 [kənˈsɜːrtɪd]
Working together; Effort; Jointly planned and decided
It took an extraordinary effort to focus on preparing his classes or correcting his students' work.
It took him a lot of energy to prepare lessons and grade students' assignments.
extraordinary [ɪkˈstrɔːrdəneri]
adj. unexpected; Amazing; Strange; Unusual; Unusual; Extraordinary; Remarkable; Special; Temporary; Specially dispatched
He would have done his utmost to help her, of that she was certain and he would certainly do his best to help her, and she was pretty sure of that.
utmost beauty [ˈʌtmoʊst]
adj. the largest; Extreme
n. Maximum; Maximum; Limits; Maximum possible
Washington was last night doing its best to mend fences with the Europeans, saying it understood their concerns.
Mend fences with... Fix it, with... Get the relationship right, fix it
So scientists are trying their best to save the species from going out of existence.
So scientists are doing their best to save the species from extinction.
existence [ɪɡˈzɪstəns]
n. presence; Reality; (especially hard or boring) life, lifestyle
We must bring all our energies to bear upon the task. We must do our utmost to live up to our mission.
Try one's best to overcome the difficulty
We'll do our best to help them. We try to help them.
Hold on please, I'm trying to connect you. Please don't hang up the phone, I'm trying my best to get you through.
We do everything we can to make your trip pleasurable. We will do our best to make your trip enjoyable.
He was falling over himself to be nice to me. He tried his best to be friendly to me.
She tried to keep hold of the child's hand.
She tried her best to hold on to the child's hand.
I will try to elucidate what I think the problems are.
I will try to clarify what I think is the problem.
elucidate [iˈluːsɪdeɪt]
v. clarification; Explanation; illustrate
He tried to avoid saying anything that would implicate him further.
He tried his best to avoid saying anything that would further implicate him.
implicate beauty [ˈɪmplɪkeɪt]
vt. implicated; Involved, involved (someone); Indicates (or means)... It's the cause
n. What is included
Firefighters are still trying to control the blaze. Firefighters are still trying to control the spread of the fire.
blaze [bleɪz]
n. Flame; Fire; Fire; display (of light or color, etc.); (Emotional) bursting, venting; Leukoplakia (of the animal's face).
v. Shine; Burning; Shine; Glare; (anger) burning; Hype; Shoot continuously
He made a half-hearted attempt to justify himself. He didn't do his best to justify himself.
We should do all we can to help our less fortunate brethren.
We should do our utmost to help our unfortunate brothers and sisters.
brethren [ˈbreðrən]
n.
Brethren (addressed as members of the faithful or convents, etc.); Members of the same organization, etc.; Fellow travelers; coterie
Plural: brothers brethren
Let us pray, brethren.
Pray with all.
We must work together, brothers!
We have to work together, guys!
We must support our weaker brethren.
We must support our vulnerable compatriots.
He found the test difficult but nevertheless made a good stab at it.
Even though he found the tests difficult, he did his best to do them.
stab [stæb]
v. Stabbing; (with a sharp object such as a knife) poke; Poke; (with fingers or tips) stab
n. Thorn; Poke; Poke; Attempt; (stabbing, poking, stabbing) wounds; a sudden sharp pain (or uncomfortable feeling); attempt
I'm trying to do what is best, but equally I've got to consider the cost.
I want to do my best, but at the same time I have to think about the cost.
But equally but equally, but at the same time
The investigation will try to find out where the guilt for the disaster really lies.
This investigation will do its best to find out where the real responsibility lies for the disaster.
The new government has yet to grapple with the problem of air pollution. The new government also needs to do its best to address air pollution.
grapple [ˈɡræpl]
v. Wriggling; Wrestling; Try to find a solution
n. Fighting; Clench; Grasp the machine; Same as "grapnel"
Grapple with Sth trying to figure it out, trying to do something
Managers have learned to grapple with networking, artificial intelligence, computer-aided engineering and manufacturing.
Managers have learned how to deal with networking, artificial intelligence, computer-aided engineering, and manufacturing.
Drawing offices may use PCs for computer-aided design.
Cartography rooms can use personal computers for computer-aided design.
I was grappling to find an answer to his question.
I'm trying to solve his problem.
Grapple to do try to do something
Do your best, go all out, try your best to do something, and you can express it as follows:
bring all one’s energies to do
try one’s best to do
do one’s best to do
do one’s utmost to do
make every effort to
make a concentrated effort to do
make a concerted effort to
make a adj effort to do
fighti tooth and nail to do
Also a common phrase about "environment"
a pleasant working/learning environment
Pleasant work/study environment
the political environment
Political environment
the Department of the Environment
Ministry of Environmental Affairs
measures to protect the environment
Measures to protect the environment
pollution of the environment
environmental pollution
damage to the environment
Damage to the environment
They have created an environment in which productivity should flourish.
They create an environment that can greatly increase productivity.
An unhappy home environment can affect children's behaviour.
Unfortunate family circumstances can have an impact on a child's behavior.
Sometimes the home environment just isn't conducive to reading.
Sometimes, the environment at home is really not suitable for reading.
An unhappy home environment can affect a child's behaviour.
We have a moral obligation to protect the environment.
We have a moral responsibility to protect the environment.
Pupils in our schools are taught in a safe, secure environment.
Students at our school are educated in a safe and carefree environment.
Modern farming methods can have an adverse effect on the environment.
Modern agricultural farming methods can have a negative impact on the environment.
The environment has become a very hot issue.
The environment has become a hot topic.
This chapter explores the linkage between economic development and the environment.
This chapter explores the relationship between economic development and the environment.
Concern for the environment is at the core of our policies.
Concern for the environment is at the heart of our policy.
Our ultimate goal must be the preservation of the environment.
Our ultimate goal must be environmental protection.
He has always been pro the environment.
He has always supported environmental protection.
The oil spill has caused incalculable damage to the environment.
The oil spill caused incalculable damage to the environment.
These gases cause untold damage to the environment.
These gases cause incalculable damage to the environment.
We need more joined-up thinking in our approach to the environment.
We need more coordinated thinking when dealing with environmental issues.
The campaign is intended to educate the public to respect the environment.
The campaign aims to educate the public to care for the environment.
People are becoming more sensitized to the dangers threatening the environment.
There is a growing awareness of the factors that harm the environment.
His speech called for a step change in attitudes to the environment in the 21st century.
His speech called for a radical change in attitudes towards the environment in the 21st century.
The broadscale cutting down of trees is damaging the environment.
Massive felling of trees is destroying the environment.
There is little assessment of the damage to the natural environment
The extent of damage to the natural environment is hardly assessed.
I set up a ginger group on the environment.
I established an organization that is actively engaged in environmental protection.
An added complication is the growing concern for the environment.
Another problem is the growing concern for the environment.
Memorizing the above classic example sentences is enough to meet the needs of environmental essays.