Day26.
By the middle of the twentieth century, painters and sculptors in the United States had begun to exert a great worldwide influence over art.
到了二十世纪中叶,美国画家和雕塑家开始在世界范围对艺术产生重大影响。
Exert 美 [ɪgˈzɜ:rt] vt. 发挥;运用;使受(影响等);用(力)
exert influence on/over sth.
对某事产生了重要的影响/发挥了巨大的作用
exert oneself
尽自己的能力
The cyst was causing swelling and exerting pressure on her brain.
那个囊肿正在引起肿胀,压迫着她的大脑。
We must exert ourselves to catch up with them, or it would be too late.
我们要急起直追,否则就太晚了。
He exerted considerable influence on the thinking of the scientific community on these issues
他极大地影响了科学界对这些问题的看法。