strive

英 [straɪv]

美 [straɪv]

v.  努力; 奋斗; 力争; 力求

现在分词：striving　过去式：strove　第三人称单数：strives　过去分词：striven　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.5540 / COCA.5062

牛津词典

verb

• 努力；奋斗；力争；力求
  to try very hard to achieve sth
  1. We encourage all members to strive for the highest standards.
     我们鼓励所有成员为达到最高标准而努力。
  2. striving against corruption
     与腐败现象进行斗争
  3. Newspaper editors all strive to be first with a story.
     报纸编辑都力争率先报道。

柯林斯词典

The past tense is either strove or strived, and the past participle is either striven or strived. 过去式为 strove 或 strived，过去分词为 striven 或 strived


• VERB 努力;奋斗;力争;力求
  If youstrive todo something orstrive forsomething, you make a great effort to do it or get it.
  1. He strives hard to keep himself very fit...
     他努力地保持身体健康。
  2. She strove to read the name on the stone pillar...
     她费劲地读着石柱上的名字。
  3. Mr Annan said the region must now strive for economic development as well as peace.
     安南先生说该地区现在必须为经济发展与和平而奋斗。

英英释义

verb

• to exert much effort or energy
  1. straining our ears to hear
  Synonym:reachstrain
• attempt by employing effort
  1. we endeavor to make our customers happy
  Synonym:endeavorendeavour

双语例句

• Yet we seek peace; so we must strive to reduce arms on both sides.
  然而我们也在寻求和平，因此我们也必须做出努力来削减双方的军备。
• You should always strive to achieve more, however well you have done before
  无论之前取得何等辉煌的成就，都应该不断努力进取。
• They should strive to come up with terms that are as descriptive, accurate and as neutral as possible.
  “他们要努力想出了条件，是描述性的，准确的和中性的可能”。
• Men have the right to enjoy the beauty of this life and strive to enrich it.
  人类拥有享受美丽人生和努力丰富它的权利。
• As far as quality is concerned, we must not make do with what we have, but must constantly strive for excellence.
  在质量[品质]方面，不能将就，要精益求精。
• Mr Annan said the region must now strive for economic development as well as peace.
  安南先生说该地区现在必须为经济发展与和平而奋斗。
• Let us strive together to attain this splendid goal.
  让我们为实现这一宏伟目标而共同努力。
• Through training, teamwork and performance, our employees strive to achieve continuous improvement of all processes.
  通过培训，团队协作和履行，我们的员工努力在所有方面实现不断改善的目标。
• We will strive to affirm Hong Kong's position as an international financial centre and '.
  此外，我们也会努力巩固香港作为国际金融中心和国际大都会的地位。
• Our general objective is to strive to build a great socialist country.
  我们的总目标，是为建设一个伟大的社会主义国家而奋斗。