The company has laid off 150 workers in an effort to save money.

公司为节省资金遣散了150名工作人员。

《牛津词典》

She wrapped a handkerchief around her bleeding palm in an effort to protect it.

她用手帕包扎她那流血的手掌来保护它。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Penny tended to work through her lunch hour in an effort to keep up with her work.

为了努力跟上工作进度，彭妮往往午饭时间也在工作。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

In recent years the international community has deployed navy ships to guard the area in an effort to fight piracy.

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Well a number of you have spent this past week playing with this particular tool which is a project the course has been working on for some time in an effort to make it easier and more social to actually shop for courses.

在过去的一周里,已经有一部分人开始使用这种特殊的工具了,这门课程一直在致力于这一工具的开发,目的是为了让课程变的更简单,选课更人性化。

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In other words, wealthy people, in an effort to alleviate penury, would create a savings bank.

换句话说,富人们要扶危济困,便建立了储蓄银行

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No doubt in an effort to find Mary Bell, who of course I telephoned many times.

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Panasonic Corp. rose 1.5% after announcing a new president in an effort to return to profitability.

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In an effort to be responsive--for real this time--we asked the lawyer to clarify the question.

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