strove

英 [strəʊv]

美 [stroʊv]

v. 努力; 奋斗; 力争; 力求
strive的过去式

柯林斯词典

Not unbecoming men that strove with gods.
使我们配称为与神斗争的人。
She strove mightily to put Mike from her thoughts.
她拼命想忘却迈克。
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。
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。
They halted for a minute, during which he strove to collect his thoughts.
他们停了一下，乘这个时候也竭力使自己集中一下思想。
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！
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。
He strove after her love.
他力图追求她的爱。
Since one century, the women of various countries strove for one's own right and made untiring efforts.
一个世纪以来，各国妇女为争取自身的权利做出了不懈的努力。
He strove to succour the oppressed.
他奋力救助受压迫者。