strove

英 [strəʊv]

美 [stroʊv]

v. 努力; 奋斗; 力争; 力求
strive的过去式

柯林斯词典

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。
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。
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。
We know now, the natural antipathy you strove against, and conquered, for her dear sake.
现在我才明白了你为她的缘故跟发自天性的憎恶作了多少年斗争，并且克服了它。
My father remarried and strove to provide some sort of stability for us through this new family: another mother, brother and sister.
我的父亲再婚了，并努力通过新的家庭另一个妈妈、弟弟和妹妹为我们提供稳定的生活。
He strove after her love.
他力图追求她的爱。
He strove to succour the oppressed.
他奋力救助受压迫者。
He, as a man, no longer strove.
他已经不再像一个人那样挣扎了。
Not unbecoming men that strove with gods.
使我们配称为与神斗争的人。
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。