make an effort/make efforts: 尽力； 努力；作出努力; 强调主观上付出努力，相当于try one's best to do。 I finally agreed that I would make efforts to do so later on and left the chat quickly. 我终于同意以后会找机会聊一聊,就匆匆地离开了聊天室。 It is the only wise choice to make efforts in this direction. 朝着这个方向努力才是明智的选择。 The members of Communist Party should make efforts to solve the question of joining the Party "in mind". 共产党员应努力解决从“思想上”入党的问题。 take effort：花精力；花费精力；需要努力。强调客观上的情况。相当于spend ....on/in doing Along with time, it will take effort. 随着时间的推移，它仍需要付出努力。 It doesn’t mean I didn’t take effort to remember it earlier! 这并不代表我此前没有花力气去记住！
