词汇 | endeavour |
释义 | endeavour verb[ I+ to infinitive ] UK(USendeavor)uk /enˈdev.ər/ us /enˈdev.ɚ/ C1 to try to do something: 努力;奋力 endeavour toEngineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem.工程师们正竭尽全力查找问题的根源。 Synonyms attempt strive to try to do something tryI'll try to call her again. attemptI have never attempted to run a marathon. endeavourUKEngineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem. seekThey sought to reassure the public. battleHe was battling to fix the roof in the rain. striveWith limited resources, they are striving to make the school a better one. Trying and making an effort A game all out assault attempt attempted commitment go after someone go all outidiom go down swinging/fightingidiom go for itidiom go for someone nose shoot for the moonidiom shoot the worksidiom smarten (someone/something) up smarten up your actidiom spare square the circleidiom stretch struggle endeavour noun[ C or U ] UK(USendeavor)uk /enˈdev.ər/ us /enˈdev.ɚ/ C1 an attempt to do something: 尝试 In spite of our best endeavours, it has proven impossible to contact her.尽管我们尽了最大的努力,但最后还是未能联系上她。 feat of endeavourCrossing the North Pole on foot was an amazing feat of human endeavour.徒步穿越北极是人类探索领域的一次壮举。 artistic endeavourThanks to all of you who support me in my artistic endeavours. Synonym attempt(ACT OF TRYING) Trying and making an effort A game all out assault attempt attempted commitment go after someone go all outidiom go down swinging/fightingidiom go for itidiom go for someone nose shoot for the moonidiom shoot the worksidiom smarten (someone/something) up smarten up your actidiom spare square the circleidiom stretch struggle Examples of endeavourendeavour They see the contemporary selling of antiageing ' therapies ' as part of that tradition, not as genuine scientific endeavour. Is it the 'management sodden culture' that flattens all endeavour into a tediously predictable series of 'outcomes'? It has generated dozens of books and thousands of pages that endeavour to capture its essence and legacy. These changes and control of space echoed the state endeavour to create anew the social imaginary that symbolized a more "civilized" future with economic success. Arts educators have repeatedly argued for the intrinsic value of artistic endeavour. Its editors will endeavour to ensure that all articles are appropriate for a readership which includes both engineers and musicians. And just who had assisted the master-architect in his endeavours? Such confidence- and esteem-building through focusing consistently on the positives of student endeavour are crucial to motivation and subsequent curricular success. His is an ambitious interdisciplinary endeavour which seeks to bring together the insights of evolutionary biology, ethics, theology, and the social scientific study of religions. It is an ambitious combination endeavouring to reveal both the objective and subjective contexts of construction in a manner accessible to practitioners, teachers, and students. For older freelancers, then, the occupation was found to be an increasingly strenuous and compromised endeavour, and it was undertaken for ever-diminishing returns. In the third level, the co-ordinator and the facilitators validated the results by endeavouring to capture the momentum of the workshops in the final report. These endeavours suggest both consistency and change in the company's strategies. This paper endeavours to review critically research on bi- and multilingualism. An endeavour was made to rear both types under crowded and uncrowded conditions. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withendeavourendeavourThese are words often used in combination with endeavour. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. artistic endeavour Arts educators have repeatedly argued for the intrinsic value of artistic endeavour. commercial endeavour As in any commercial endeavour, the demands of the marketplace are likely to provide the most effective form of encouragement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 constant endeavour A constant endeavour is made to use all these resources to the best advantage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with endeavour |
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