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 to have her as my bride for I had fallen in love with her beauty.
我爱慕智慧，自幼就寻求她，设法娶她作我的配偶：我实在喜爱她的美丽。
Chanel strove for originality and was destined to revolutionize women's fashion and liberate it from its restrictions.
香奈儿力求创新，因此她注定要在当时的女性时尚界掀起一场革命，把女性从服装的限制中解放出来。
I strove to tell you only that which would inspire you.
我尽量只告诉对你有启发的事情。
And a voice said in mastery, while I strove.
我挣扎着，一个声音响起。
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。
He, as a man, no longer strove.
他已经不再像一个人那样挣扎了。
He strove to be recognized as a musician.
他力争被人们承认是个音乐家。
I saw in my vision by night, and behold the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
我夜间见了一个异象：看见天上忽然起了四股巨风，震荡了大海。
We strove to convince one another that our decisions stemmed from ourselves and ourselves alone.
我们努力使彼此都相信我们的决定是我们自己做出来的。
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。