endeavours

英 [ɪnˈdevəz]

美 [ɪnˈdevərz]

n.  (尤指新的或艰苦的)努力，尝试
v.  努力; 尽力; 竭力
endeavour的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 endeavor


• VERB 努力;尽力
  If youendeavour todo something, you try very hard to do it.
  1. I will endeavour to arrange it...
     我会尽力安排。
  2. They are endeavouring to protect trade union rights.
     他们在竭力捍卫工会的权利。
• N-VAR (尤指新的或创造性事物的)努力，尝试
  Anendeavouris an attempt to do something, especially something new or original.
  1. His first endeavours in the field were wedding films.
     他初涉这个领域时做的是婚礼摄影。
  2. ...the benefits of investment in scientific endeavour.
     在科学领域投资的收益

双语例句

• Which is perhaps why, despite all my culinary endeavours, I am still waiting for my ogre.
  可能正是由于这个原因，尽管我在烹调上付出了那么多努力，但我至今仍在等待自己的吃人恶魔。
• Passion is in all great searches and is necessary to all creative endeavours.
  激情存在于一切伟大的追求中，对所有创造性的活动都是必不可少的。
• The woman who is shut up in immanence endeavours to hold man in that prison also;
  一个被封闭于内在性的女人，也会极力把男人关在那个牢笼中；
• We must wish ourselves good fortune in our endeavours.
  我们必须祝愿自己在努力奋斗中交上好运。
• All great endeavours attract petty-minded detractors.
  所有伟大的努力都会吸引思想狭隘的诽谤者。
• I shall use my best endeavours to secure you the position.
  我将尽力为你搞到这个职位。
• Let us encourage each other in our endeavours.
  愿共勉之。
• We look forward to your continued support in our future endeavours.
  我们希望你继续支持我们的工作。
• His first endeavours in the field were wedding films.
  他初涉这个领域时做的是婚礼摄影。
• If we want to support new creative endeavours, it is easy to think of more effective measures.
  如果我们想支持新的创作努力，那么不难想出更有效的举措。