endeavour
noun /ɪnˈdevə(r)/
/ɪnˈdevər/
(also endeavor)
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- an attempt to do something, especially something new or difficult
（尤指新的或艰苦的）努力，尝试 - There have been great advances in the field of scientific endeavour.
在科学探索领域已经取得了巨大的进步。 - endeavour to do something Please make every endeavour to arrive on time.
请尽全力按时到达。 - The manager is expected to use his or her best endeavours to promote the artist's career.
经纪人应以最大的努力来推动艺人的事业发展。 - in an endeavour to do something The public bombarded the company with complaints in an endeavour to have the price increases revoked.
公众向该公司投诉，试图取消涨价。
- Enthusiasm is a vital ingredient in all human endeavour.
热情是促使人们努力奋斗的一个关键因素。 - He has the ability to achieve success in whatever field of endeavour he should choose.
他有能力在他选择从事的任何领域获得成功。 - In an endeavour to improve the service, they introduced free parking.
为提高服务质量，他们提供了免费停车。 - Learning a foreign language well can be a lifelong endeavour.
要学好一门外语可能需要终身的努力。 - She always encourages her children in their artistic endeavours.
对于孩子们在艺术上的追求，她总是予以鼓励。 - We will make every endeavour to obtain sufficient supplies.
我们将尽全力取得充足的补给。 - We wish her every success in this endeavour.
我们衷心希望她这次努力奋斗获得成功。 - You must make an endeavour to work harder.
你必须加倍努力。 - the government's honest endeavours to improve the lives of the poor
政府为改善贫困人口的生活所付出的诚心诚意的努力
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- collaborative
- collective
- cooperative
- …
- make
- pursue
- undertake
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- in an endeavour
- your best endeavours
- a field of endeavour
- make every endeavour
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词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘exert oneself’): from the phrase put oneself in devoir ‘do one's utmost’. - There have been great advances in the field of scientific endeavour.