strove

英 [strəʊv]

美 [stroʊv]

v. 努力; 奋斗; 力争; 力求
strive的过去式

柯林斯词典

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。
I think he strove to invent a control, a safety valve.
我认为他在努力发明，并使用其他手段来控制这些发明的反作用。
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！
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。
She strove to read the name on the stone pillar
她费劲地读着石柱上的名字。
And a voice said in mastery, while I strove.
我挣扎着，一个声音响起。
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 Egyptians strove against with the Romans for the possession of the Nile valley.
埃及人为争取尼罗河谷的归属曾和罗马人进行斗争。
He, as a man, no longer strove.
他已经不再像一个人那样挣扎了。