endeavour

[US]/in'devə/
[UK]/ɛnˈdɛvɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 〈英〉尽力,竭力
Word Forms
复数endeavours
过去分词endeavoured
过去式endeavoured
第三人称单数endeavours
现在分词endeavouring

Example Sentences

Governments should endeavour to mitigate distress.

政府应努力缓解贫困问题。

he is endeavouring to help the Third World.

他正努力帮助第三世界。

a gesticulating figure endeavouring to charm a cobra.

做手势舞弄眼镜蛇的人。

he endeavoured to moralize an immoral society.

他努力改造不道德的社会。

We must always endeavour to improve our work.

我们总要努力改进自己的工作。

and, I thought, I rose and endeavoured to unhasp the casement.

在人群中,有几跟手杖架成十字,向我砸了过来,却打在了别人的头上。

I endeavoured to unhasp the casement,but the hook was soldered into the staple.

我试着去打开那窗子,但窗钩给焊在钩环里了。

She made a 1:5 scale replica of Captain Cook’s ship, ‘The Endeavour’.

她制作了一个比例为1:5 的库克船长的“奋进”号的复制品。

he crouched low and endeavoured to merge into the darkness of the forest.

他蹲下来,力图隐入森林的黑暗中。

We endeavour to avoid the old, romantic idea of a gusher, which wastes oil and gas.

我们力图避免那种有关喷油井的陈旧的,不切实际的计划,这种计划浪费油和天然气。

Craniology, phrenology and eugenics, once-respectable fields of endeavour that are now regarded with a shudder, may shriek from time to time, but few sane people pay attention to them.

这些学科虽然偶尔也会叫嚣一下,但神志清醒的人大多不以为然。

Real-world Examples

They could not do it, despite their best endeavours.

他们尽了最大的努力,但还是做不成功。

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Because of their excessive endeavours to perpetuate life.

以其生生之厚。

Source: Tao Te Ching

Being a parent can be an almost life-long endeavour.

父母几乎是一部终身奋斗史。

Source: World Holidays

Limiting climate change and fighting cyberthreats are hardly mutually exclusive endeavours.

限制气候变化和对抗网络威胁的努力并不互斥。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And after all, we must all endeavour to do our duty.

毕竟,我们都得尽力履行责任。

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

The distinction between the two is actually critical for many scientific endeavours.

两者的区别对于科学事业来说,其实很关键。

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

When you start any endeavour in your life, here is what we think should happen.

当你在生活中开始尝试任何努力时,以下是我们认为应该发生的情况。

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

Sue has made every endeavour to help us. I hardly know how we can thank her enough.

苏总是尽力竭力地帮助我们,我真不知道该怎么谢她才好。

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Now let me endeavour to show you the different steps in my reasoning.

好,现在让我把我在这个案件中进行推理的各个不同步骤尽量向你说明一下吧。

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

The obvious place for this new endeavour to start was with the ears of cereal crops.

这项新的尝试显然要从谷物的“耳朵”开始。

Source: The Economist - Technology

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