endeavour
UK (ALSO US endeavor) UK [en'dev.ər] US [-ɚ] verb intransitive + to infinitive
■to try to do something 努力；奋力•Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem.工程师们正竭尽全力查找问题的根源。
UK (ALSO US endeavor) UK [en'dev.ər] US [-ɚ] noun countable or uncountable
■an attempt to do something 尝试；努力•In spite of our best endeavours, it has proven impossible to contact her.尽管我们尽了最大的努力，但最后还是未能联系上她。 •Crossing the North Pole on foot was an amazing feat of human endeavour.徒步穿越北极是人类探索领域的一次壮举。 •artistic endeavour对艺术的探索 |