strove

英 [strəʊv]

美 [stroʊv]

v. 努力; 奋斗; 力争; 力求
strive的过去式

柯林斯词典

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。
He strove to speak, but caught his breath, stammering.
他拼命想开口讲话，可是期期艾艾地只打了一个寒噤。
She strove to perform all her wifely functions perfectly.
她努力做一个无可挑剔的贤妻。
Not a member of any political party, he strove to speak to and for ordinary Arab people.
不属于任何政党的成员，他努力发言为普通阿拉伯人民。
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 strove to be recognized as a musician.
他力争被人们承认是个音乐家。
His nature was purely sensuous, and she strove to make him moral, religious.
他的天性完全是要感官上的享受，她却硬要他讲道德信宗教。
He strove to succour the oppressed.
他奋力救助受压迫者。
Lady Thatcher was the only British prime minister to leave behind a set of ideas about the role of the state which other leaders and nations strove to copy and apply.
作为英国首相，撒切尔夫人还留下了很多关于国家角色的观点，让后来的英国领导者和其他国家都纷纷效仿和实践。
The tip of one finger touched it; she strove no more for the rest!
一只指尖碰到它了，她不用再剩馀的奋斗了！