endeavouring

英 [ɪnˈdevərɪŋ]

美 [ɪnˈdevərɪŋ]

v.  努力; 尽力; 竭力
endeavour的现在分词

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

• Both the central government and the localities are endeavouring to provide enterprises with a Better external environment
  中央和地方政府都在致力于为企业创造一个更加良好的外部环境
• "Very agreeable indeed," she replied, vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn.
  “的确很愉快，”莫兰小姐答道，尽管想憋住，但还是打了个大呵欠。
• Well, you will have opportunities enough of endeavouring to recommend yourself, for we are a great deal together.
  好了，你有的是机会讨她的欢心了，因为我们经常在一起。
• It struck me soon, however, there would be more sense in endeavouring to repair some of his wrongs than shedding tears over them: I got up and walked into the court to seek him.
  然而，很快我就明白过来，与其为他们流泪，不如帮他改掉一些坏毛病。我站起身来，到院子里去找希斯克利夫。
• Or, if not, must be endeavouring to make his own way on some character-building plan without help from any one.
  再不然的话，他一定是依照锻炼自己品格的计划独立奋斗，不要任何人帮助。
• And so she ran on, till I dropped endeavouring to convince her of her mistake.
  她就这样滔滔不绝地说着，到后来我只好放弃了使她觉悟到她的错误的努力。
• Romeo and benvolio were endeavouring to part the two combatants.
  罗密欧和班伏里奥正竭力把两个格斗者分开。
• They are endeavouring to protect trade union rights.
  他们在竭力捍卫工会的权利。
• Catherine frowned, and retreated to the window-seat chewing her lip, and endeavouring, by humming an eccentric tune, to conceal a growing tendency to sob.
  凯瑟琳皱眉了，退到窗前的座位上，咬着她的嘴唇，试着哼起怪调儿来掩盖越来越想哭的趋势。
• I have been endeavouring to utterly crack English everyday. I hope I am gonna make it in the coming year.
  我一直在尽全力来彻底攻克英语，我希望可以在明年可以彻底实现。