Question

make efforts 和 make an effort 有什么区别?意思一样吗?

Answer 1

I think it's just that "make efforts " implies that you'll make more than one effort, and "make an effort " means you'll make just one big effort to achieve something.
Also "make an effort " is more used than "make efforts ".

追问

能说中文吗?

能说中文吗?

Answer 2

我换一个直观一点的例子：我打你一拳 跟 我打你很多拳，你说没有没分别？

追答

买一台很贵的手机，需要make an effort

月月交很贵的套餐费，就得make efforts了