| 单词 | endeavor |
| 释义 | endeavor (ɪndɛvər) Word forms: endeavors, endeavoring, endeavoredregional note: in BRIT, use endeavour 1. transitive verb If you endeavor to do something, you try very hard to do it. [formal] They are endeavoring to protect labor union rights. Synonyms: try, labour, attempt, aim More Synonyms of endeavor 2. variable noun An endeavor is an attempt to do something, especially something new or original. [formal] The company's creative endeavors are thriving. Extracting information about the large-scale composition of a planet from a sampleweighing a millionth of a gram was a fascinating example of scientific endeavor. Synonyms: attempt, try, shot [informal], effort More Synonyms of endeavor endeavor in American English (ɛnˈdɛvər; ɪnˈdɛvər) verb intransitive 1. to make an earnest attempt; strive now usually with an infinitive to endeavor to finish first verb transitive 2. Archaic to try to achieve noun Brit. sp. ; British enˈdeavour 3. an earnest attempt or effort SIMILAR WORDS: ˈeffort, try Word origin ME endever < en- (see en-1) + dever < OFr deveir, duty, as in se mettre en deveir, to try to do: see devoir |
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