strove

英 [strəʊv]

美 [stroʊv]

v. 努力; 奋斗; 力争; 力求
strive的过去式

柯林斯词典

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。
She strove to read the name on the stone pillar
她费劲地读着石柱上的名字。
He strove to succour the oppressed.
他奋力救助受压迫者。
Not unbecoming men that strove with gods.
使我们配称为与神斗争的人。
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。
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。
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。
She strove to perform all her wifely functions perfectly.
她努力做一个无可挑剔的贤妻。
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。
She strove mightily to put Mike from her thoughts.
她拼命想忘却迈克。