strove

英 [strəʊv]

美 [stroʊv]

v. 努力; 奋斗; 力争; 力求
strive的过去式

柯林斯词典

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。
He strove to succour the oppressed.
他奋力救助受压迫者。
And a voice said in mastery, while I strove.
我挣扎着，一个声音响起。
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。
She strove mightily to put Mike from her thoughts.
她拼命想忘却迈克。
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。
Not a member of any political party, he strove to speak to and for ordinary Arab people.
不属于任何政党的成员，他努力发言为普通阿拉伯人民。
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！
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, as a man, no longer strove.
他已经不再像一个人那样挣扎了。