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

• But in our later years, we should strive to contribute to society.
  但在我们最近几年，我们应该努力为社会作出贡献。
• While it is impossible to eliminate this format of questioning, attorneys should strive for simplicity in speech when an interpreter is used.
  虽然无法完全避免使用这种质问形式，但律师应在使用口译员时尽量让自己的讲话简洁清楚。
• Business negotiation may not necessarily be a zero game in which one loses if the other wins; we should strive for a win-win result.
  商务谈判未必是一场非赢即输的零和游戏，要争取双赢。
• 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。
• We will strive to perfect the concept of meticulous customer feedback and Partner.
  我们将以力求完美，一丝不苟的理念回馈客户和合作商。
• This is the brand, that is what we strive to make our customers take the sustainable development path.
  这就是品牌，这就是我们努力让我们的客户走的可持续发展的道路。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't strive merely for quantity of production.
  在生产中不要单纯地追求数量。
• And the times and strive to perfect the design.
  人和时代力求完美的设计思想。