专家为各位考生整理了雅思词汇：exerted供考生们参考使用。
exerted
adj.外露的
v.用(力)( exert的过去式和过去分词 );尽(力);运用;发挥
例题：
The pressures exerted along the foot, together with the length of stride, which averaged 87 centimeters, indicated that the hominids had been walking slowly. In short, all the detectable morphological features implied that the feet that left the footprints were very little different from those of contemporary humans.
The word “exerted” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) influenced
(B) applied
(C) returned
(D) lessened
答案：B
