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单词 strive
释义
strive
verb[I]
uk
/straɪv/us
/straɪv/
stroveorstrived|strivenorstrived
C2
totryvery hard to do something or to make somethinghappen,especiallyfor alongtimeor againstdifficulties:
（尤指长期或不畏艰难地）努力，奋斗，力争
[+ to infinitive]Mr Roe haskindledexpectationsthat he must now strivetoliveup to.罗先生激发了人们的期望，现在他必须努力不辜负这种期望。
In her writing she stroveforabalancebetweeninnovationandfamiliarproseforms.她在写作中力图在创新和传统散文形式之间求得平衡。
Synonyms
attempt
endeavourUK
try(ATTEMPT)
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to try to do something
  • tryI'll try to call her again.
  • attemptI have never attempted to run a marathon.
  • endeavourUKEngineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem.
  • seekThey sought to reassure the public.
  • battleHe was battling to fix the roof in the rain.
  • striveWith limited resources, they are striving to make the school a better one.
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More examples
  • We must strive tonarrowthegapbetweenrichandpoor.
  • We strive toensurethat allchildrenaretreatedequally.
  • We strive forperfectionbut sometimes have toacceptsomething less.
  • We areconstantlystriving toimproveourservice.
  • Theformerleadernow has towatchhissuccessorunpickingmuch of what he strived so hard toachieve.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Trying and making an effort
  • A game
  • all-out
  • assault
  • attempt
  • attempted
  • bid
  • commitment
  • crack
  • go down swinging/fightingidiom
  • go for itidiom
  • go forsomeone
  • go out ofyourwayidiom
  • go the extra mileidiom
  • nose
  • seek
  • smarten upyouractidiom
  • square the circleidiom
  • step on the gasidiom
  • stick atsomething
  • stick tosomething
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(Definition ofstrivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

strive| American Dictionary

strive
verb[I]
us
/strɑɪv/
past tensestroveus/stroʊv/strived|past participlestrivenus/ˈstrɪv·ən/strived
totryhard to do something or make somethinghappen,esp. for alongtimeor againstdifficulties:
[+ to infinitive]Neither JeffersonnorMadison was apacifist, though both strove tokeepAmericaatpeace.
(Definition ofstrivefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstrive

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The editors have striven to give the floor to competing points of view without losing technical focus.
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An individual is supposed to be influenced by these aspects of informal and formal care when striving toward an optimal formal-informal care mix.
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She also had strived to retire on a sufficient pension.
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I do not believe that elderly people shouldstriveto be ' young ' or that they should be encouraged to do so.
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They paid taxes, obeyed administrators and contributed to military conscription, but strived to maintain cultural hegemony over what they considered as their sacred space.
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Since the efficiency and performance of this technology is strongly hindered by fouling, future developments in membrane filtersstriveto reduce this phenomenon.
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Let us start with the simple assumption : that politicians, whether military or civilian,striveto maintain office.
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In the first place conservation will have to be striven for.
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A fundamental aspect of such design necessarily involves a rejection of the assumption that westrivefor efficiency, perfection, or majority acceptance.
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Its striving toward documentary reality notwithstanding, this is footage from a very particular news network, arguably with its own interests and agenda.
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Second, we have difficulties with judgments of value, and westrivefor facts and immediate results.
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It is essentially human to be at once an inheritor, part of a culture, and an innovator, creatively striving within or against tradition.
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To the military commanders of many of these countries, he strove to become an admired acquaintance, if not a close friend.
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As a consequence it is difficult to mobilise and press for effective rights of citizenship, orstriveto hold newly democratic governments to account.
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These impact the nature of resources available to families and primary health care practitioners as theystriveto achieve goals in care.
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