新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

endeavour

英  [ɪnˈdevə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • endeavours

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 尝试

    An endeavour is an attempt to do something, especially something new or original.

    双语例句

    例:

    The company's creative endeavours are thriving.

    该公司的创新尝试蓬勃兴旺。

    例:

    Extracting information about the large-scale composition of a planet from a sample weighing a millionth of a gram was a fascinating example of scientific endeavour.

    从重量为百万分之一克的样品中提取有关行星宏观组成的信息是一个极为有趣的科学尝试。

    VERB. 动词
  • endeavours , endeavouring , endeavoured

    1[T 及物动词] 努力

    If you endeavour to do something, you try very hard to do it.

    近义词

    strive

    双语例句

    例:

    They are endeavouring to protect labour union rights.

    他们正在努力保护工会权利。

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