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

• 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。
• Strive to achieve industrial development and international development.
  争取尽快实现产业化发展和国际化发展。
• In putting forward the concept of building a harmonious world, China will also strive to attain this goal.
  （既然）中国提出了建设和谐世界的理念，（中国）也将为达到这个目标努力奋斗。
• He strives hard to keep himself very fit
  他努力地保持身体健康。
• Continually strive for patience, perseverance, determination, and rational action.
  不断地为耐心、毅力、决断和理性的行为作努力。
• 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。
• She strove to read the name on the stone pillar
  她费劲地读着石柱上的名字。
• We should also strive to avoid committing sins and prohibitions.
  我们还应该努力避免犯罪和违反安拉的禁令。
• 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。
• 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。