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 strove with none, for none was worth my strife.
我不和人争斗，因为没有人值得我争斗。
She strove to read the name on the stone pillar
她费劲地读着石柱上的名字。
Asked Morrel with a voice he strove to render firm.
莫雷尔用一种竭力镇定的声音问道。
He strove after her love.
他力图追求她的爱。
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 be recognized as a musician.
他力争被人们承认是个音乐家。
She strove mightily to put Mike from her thoughts.
她拼命想忘却迈克。
An artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description.
十九世纪法国的一场艺术运动；艺术家和作家力争做到详细的写实的描写。
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。
She strove to perform all her wifely functions perfectly.
她努力做一个无可挑剔的贤妻。