粵

竭kit3盡zeon6全cyun4力lik6

simp竭尽全力
kit3 zeon6 cyun4 lik6jié jìn quán lì

English

  1. (idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
  2. to make one's utmost effort

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用盡全力;發揮全部力量、努力

Examples

  • 汤姆竭尽全力追赶。

    Tom did his best to catch up.

    Tatoeba · Enzo CC BY

  • 他竭尽全力地讨好他老婆。

    He bent over backward to please his wife.

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

  • 汤姆和玛丽竭尽全力帮助约翰。

    Tom and Mary did all they could to help John do that.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 醫生雖然已經竭盡全力,但不久病人還是死了。

    All the doctor's efforts were in vain and the man soon died.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 他為了活下去竭盡全力,所以他從來不想談起這件事。

    He did everything to be able to survive, hence he never wants to talk about it.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 佢竭盡全力噉跑。

    He runs as fast as his can.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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