endeavor
基本释义
[verb] try hard to do or achieve something
[动词] 努力去做或实现某事
深入解读
从上面的两个外刊例句不难发现, endeavor 一词有两种拼法,其中, endeavor 主要用于美式英语,而多一个字母 u 的 endeavour 主要用于英式英语。
该词源自古法语 dever (责任),由部分翻译自古法语 mettre en deveir 的短语 put (oneself) in dever (使成为某人的责任)演变而来,15世纪初出现在英语中原指“为达到目的而付出的痛苦”。
这个概念发展到今天主要作为正式用语使用,表示“努力、尝试”,多指为了达到某一目的而作出的持久的、坚持不懈的甚至终身的艰苦努力,强调努力的认真与决心,因此也可以引申指艰巨而重大的“活动、工作、事业”,比如:
- 尽管我们尽了最大的努力,但我们还是在最后的关卡上倒下了。
In spite of our best endeavours, we fell at the final hurdle. - 徒步穿越北极是人类探索领域的一次壮举。
Crossing the North Pole on foot was an epic feat of human endeavour.
用作动词时,也是作为正式用语表示“努力、尽力、竭力”,也就是尽最大努力、认真地克服困难去做某事,常意味着努力履行职责,比如:
- 他在竭力借助这场战争的惨败来取代他软弱的上司担任总统。
He is endeavouring to supersede his feeble boss as president by leveraging the debacle of the war.
权威用例
为了实现中华民族伟大复兴,中国共产党团结带领中国人民,自力更生、发愤图强,创造了社会主义革命和建设的伟大成就。
To realize national rejuvenation, the Party united and led the Chinese people in endeavoring to build a stronger China with a spirit of self-reliance, achieving great success in socialist revolution and construction.
出自习总书记在庆祝中国共产党成立100周年大会上的讲话。
外刊例句
- Yet creating and using this torrent of information is an endeavour of enormous scale and complexity.
然而,创建并使用这一信息洪流的工作规模宏大且极其复杂。
——《经济学人》 - If space is seen as the ultimate high ground for military endeavors, we are all in enormous trouble.
如果太空被当做军事发展的终极高地,那么我们就都陷入了巨大的麻烦。
——《纽约时报》
详细用法
“Endeavor”是一个动词,意思是努力、尽力、奋力。它可以表示努力去做某事、努力实现目标、克服困难或者追求成功。下面是一些关于”endeavor”的详细用法:
- “Endeavor”可以用作及物动词,后面直接跟动词原形或名词:
- They endeavored to find a solution to the problem.(他们努力寻找解决问题的方法。)
- She is endeavoring to learn a new language.(她正在努力学习一门新语言。)
- He made every endeavor to succeed.(他尽力取得成功。)
- “Endeavor”也可以用作不及物动词,后面跟介词”to”加动词原形或名词:
- I will endeavor to arrive on time.(我将努力准时到达。)
- They are endeavoring to improve their performance.(他们正在努力改善他们的表现。)
- She always endeavors to do her best.(她总是尽力做到最好。)
- “Endeavor”还可以作为名词,表示努力、尽力的行动或努力的结果:
- Their endeavors led to significant progress.(他们的努力导致了重大进展。)
- The company appreciated his endeavors to increase sales.(公司对他努力增加销售额的表现表示赞赏。)
- “Endeavor”也常常与其他动词和副词组合使用,形成一些习惯用法:
- Make every endeavor: 尽一切努力
- Endeavor to achieve: 努力实现
- Endeavor to overcome: 努力克服
- Endeavor to succeed: 努力取得成功
- Endeavor to improve: 努力改进
“Endeavor”是一个表达努力和奋斗的常用词汇,在各种口语和书面语境中都可以使用。
常见短语
以下是关于”endeavor”的常用短语及其中文解释:
- Make every endeavor – 尽一切努力
- Endeavor to do something – 努力做某事
- Endeavor to achieve – 努力实现
- Endeavor to succeed – 努力取得成功
- Endeavor to improve – 努力改进
- Endeavor to overcome – 努力克服
- Endeavor to solve – 努力解决
- Endeavor to understand – 努力理解
- Endeavor to excel – 努力出色
- Endeavor to innovate – 努力创新
- Endeavor to adapt – 努力适应
- Endeavor to grow – 努力成长
- Endeavor to expand – 努力扩大
- Endeavor to contribute – 努力贡献
- Endeavor to inspire – 努力激发
- Endeavor to maintain – 努力维持
- Endeavor to fulfill – 努力履行
- Endeavor to balance – 努力平衡
- Endeavor to support – 努力支持
- Endeavor to foster – 努力培养
- Endeavor to establish – 努力建立
- Endeavor to promote – 努力推动
- Endeavor to create – 努力创造
- Endeavor to collaborate – 努力合作
- Endeavor to innovate – 努力创新
- Endeavor to inspire – 努力鼓舞
- Endeavor to achieve greatness – 努力取得伟大成就
- Endeavor to make a difference – 努力有所作为
- Endeavor to reach new heights – 努力追求新的高度
- Endeavor to leave a legacy – 努力留下传世之作
同近义词
attempt: make an effort to achieve or complete (something difficult)
essay: attempt or try
struggle: strive to achieve or attain something in the face of difficulty or resistance