strove

英 [strəʊv]

美 [stroʊv]

v. 努力; 奋斗; 力争; 力求
strive的过去式

柯林斯词典

I saw in my vision by night, and behold the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
我夜间见了一个异象：看见天上忽然起了四股巨风，震荡了大海。
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。
We know now, the natural antipathy you strove against, and conquered, for her dear sake.
现在我才明白了你为她的缘故跟发自天性的憎恶作了多少年斗争，并且克服了它。
I strove to reach her, when, behold.
当我奋力接近她，唯见。
They halted for a minute, during which he strove to collect his thoughts.
他们停了一下，乘这个时候也竭力使自己集中一下思想。
And a voice said in mastery, while I strove.
我挣扎着，一个声音响起。
We strove to convince one another that our decisions stemmed from ourselves and ourselves alone.
我们努力使彼此都相信我们的决定是我们自己做出来的。
I strove to tell you only that which would inspire you.
我尽量只告诉对你有启发的事情。
He strove after her love.
他力图追求她的爱。
His nature was purely sensuous, and she strove to make him moral, religious.
他的天性完全是要感官上的享受，她却硬要他讲道德信宗教。