| 单词 | endeavour |
| 释义 | endeavour (once / 155 pages) nv To endeavour is to strive for something. The endeavour itself is the thing you're striving for, the enterprise or undertaking. It's a primarily British spelling of the word. The Middle English root of endeavour means to "put oneself in" or "do one's utmost," so if you endeavour to do something, you do it with earnestness and a fair amount of effort. Americans usually spell the word endeavor, but NASA named one of its space shuttles the Endeavour. Why the extra "u"? NASA was honoring the HMS Endeavour, the first ship ever used by the British explorer Captain James Cook. WORD FAMILYendeavour: endeavoured, endeavouring, endeavours USAGE EXAMPLESPhilosopher of science Eric Scerri asserts otherwise in this thoughtful treatise on research as evolution, not revolution — collective, piecemeal endeavour rather than heroic act. Nature(Dec 20, 2016) "You always hope to be part of endeavours that resonate with audiences," Mahershala Ali says. BBC(Dec 18, 2016) The original trilogy always balanced the horrors of the dark side with a sense of hope surrounding Luke Skywalker’s endeavours. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) 1n a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) Syn|Hypo|Hyper endeavor, enterprise fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, racket an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit forlorn hopea hopeless or desperate enterprise business activity, commercial activityactivity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise operationa business especially one run on a large scale businessthe volume of commercial activity washany enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out labor, project, task, undertaking any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted 2n earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something Syn|Hypo|Hyper attempt, effort, endeavor, try batting (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base bestthe supreme effort one can make worstthe weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of bid, playan attempt to get something crack, fling, go, offer, pass, whirla usually brief attempt essaya tentative attempt forayan initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence) contribution, part, sharethe part played by a person in bringing about a result liberationthe attempt to achieve equal rights or status mug's gamea futile or unprofitable endeavor power play, squeeze, squeeze playan aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power seekingan attempt to acquire or gain something shot, stabinformal words for any attempt or effort shotan attempt to score in a game nisus, pains, strain, strivingan effortful attempt to attain a goal battle, strugglean energetic attempt to achieve something takeover attemptan attempt to take control of a corporation run, test, trialthe act of testing something test, trialthe act of undergoing testing basketball shotthrowing the basketball toward the hoop bear huga takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest proxy fighta measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target; acquirer tries to persuade other shareholders that the management of the target should be replaced endthe part you are expected to play duelany struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups) scramble, scufflean unceremonious and disorganized struggle assaya quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc. clinical test, clinical triala rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use double blinda test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed; designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results preclinical phase, preclinical test, preclinical triala laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial audition, tryouta test of the suitability of a performer field triala test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving fitting, try-on, trying onputting clothes on to see whether they fit MOT, MOT test, Ministry of Transportation testa compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes pilot program, pilot projectactivity planned as a test or trial jehad, jihada holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal slapshota fast shot made with a short powerful swing of the hockey stick headshotan attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head Snellen testa test of visual acuity using a Snellen chart joust, tilta combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances activity any specific behavior 3v attempt by employing effort Syn|Hypo|Hyper endeavor, strive struggle to exert strenuous effort against opposition be at pains, take painstry very hard to do something buckto strive with determination assay, attempt, essay, seek, try make an effort or attempt |
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