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。
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。
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。
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。
He strove after her love.
他力图追求她的爱。
Not unbecoming men that strove with gods.
使我们配称为与神斗争的人。
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。
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。
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。