strove

英 [strəʊv]

美 [stroʊv]

v. 努力; 奋斗; 力争; 力求
strive的过去式

柯林斯词典

He, as a man, no longer strove.
他已经不再像一个人那样挣扎了。
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 strove to tell you only that which would inspire you.
我尽量只告诉对你有启发的事情。
She strove to perform all her wifely functions perfectly.
她努力做一个无可挑剔的贤妻。
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。
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。
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 read the name on the stone pillar
她费劲地读着石柱上的名字。
She strove mightily to put Mike from her thoughts.
她拼命想忘却迈克。
I strove to reach her, when, behold.
当我奋力接近她，唯见。