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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• And the times and strive to perfect the design.
  人和时代力求完美的设计思想。
• 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。
• Rather, we should strive to exert the function of the regulation to promote social development and civilization advancement.
  其功能和价值，在于推动整个社会的发展和文明的进步。
• 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。
• 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。
• I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.
  我努力从没忘记这真实的世界我在个人商业和政府中决策的结果。
• 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”。