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。
She strove to perform all her wifely functions perfectly.
她努力做一个无可挑剔的贤妻。
He strove to succour the oppressed.
他奋力救助受压迫者。
She strove mightily to put Mike from her thoughts.
她拼命想忘却迈克。
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。
Not unbecoming men that strove with gods.
使我们配称为与神斗争的人。
I strove to reach her, when, behold.
当我奋力接近她，唯见。
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！
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。
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。