strove

英 [strəʊv]

美 [stroʊv]

v. 努力; 奋斗; 力争; 力求
strive的过去式

柯林斯词典

My father remarried and strove to provide some sort of stability for us through this new family: another mother, brother and sister.
我的父亲再婚了，并努力通过新的家庭另一个妈妈、弟弟和妹妹为我们提供稳定的生活。
Asked Morrel with a voice he strove to render firm.
莫雷尔用一种竭力镇定的声音问道。
He strove to be recognized as a musician.
他力争被人们承认是个音乐家。
The Egyptians strove against with the Romans for the possession of the Nile valley.
埃及人为争取尼罗河谷的归属曾和罗马人进行斗争。
He, as a man, no longer strove.
他已经不再像一个人那样挣扎了。
Since one century, the women of various countries strove for one's own right and made untiring efforts.
一个世纪以来，各国妇女为争取自身的权利做出了不懈的努力。
She strove to perform all her wifely functions perfectly.
她努力做一个无可挑剔的贤妻。
He strove after her love.
他力图追求她的爱。
I saw in my vision by night, and behold the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
我夜间见了一个异象：看见天上忽然起了四股巨风，震荡了大海。
I detected in myself a feeling of hatred, which I studiously strove to overcome.
我自己心中忽然产生一种徒然力图克服的对他的仇恨。