例句 |
striveverb to devote serious and sustained effortnot only must we strive for peace in time of war, we must strive mightily to maintain that peace bang away, beaver (away), dig (away), drudge, endeavor, fag, grub, hump, hustle, labor, moil, peg (away), plod, plow, plug, slave, slog, strain, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work apply (oneself), buckle (down), dig in, hammer (away), knuckle down, pitch inattack, driveessay, tryexercise, exert, overexert, overworkeke out, grind (out), put out, scrabble, scratchtrudge, wade sweat blood break, ease (up), let up, slackenbum, chill, dally, dillydally, footle, goldbrick, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), idle, laze, loaf, lounge, shirk, slack (off), veg outbask, loll, relax, repose, rest, unwinddabble, doodle, fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang, hang about(British), mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle to make an effort to dolet us strive to make the most of this opportunity assay, attempt, endeavor, essay, seek, try fight, strain, struggle, toil, trouble, workaim, aspire, hopeassume, take up, undertake have a go at, shoot at(or shoot for), try one's hand (at) drop, give up, quit attempt, try, endeavor, essay, strive mean to make an effort to accomplish an end.attempt stresses the initiation or beginning of an effort.will attempt to photograph the rare bird try is often close to attempt but may stress effort or experiment made in the hope of testing or proving something.tried to determine which was the better procedure endeavor heightens the implications of exertion and difficulty.endeavored to find crash survivors in the mountains essay implies difficulty but also suggests tentative trying or experimenting.will essay a dramatic role for the first time strive implies great exertion against great difficulty and specifically suggests persistent effort.continues to strive for peace in the 13th century |