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 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。
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, as a man, no longer strove.
他已经不再像一个人那样挣扎了。
I strove to reach her, when, behold.
当我奋力接近她，唯见。
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。
I strove with none, for none was worth my strife.
我不和人争斗，因为没有人值得我争斗。
She strove to perform all her wifely functions perfectly.
她努力做一个无可挑剔的贤妻。
I strove to tell you only that which would inspire you.
我尽量只告诉对你有启发的事情。
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。