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单词 endeavor
释义 en·deav·or
I. verb
also en·deav·our \ə̇nˈdevə(r), en-\
(endeavored ; endeavored ; endeavoring \-v(ə)riŋ\ ; endeavors)
Etymology: Middle English endeveren, from en- (I) + dever duty — more at devoir
transitive verb
1.
 a. obsolete : to exert (oneself) strenuously
 b. : try 6
  < she walked up and down the room, endeavoring to compose herself — Jane Austen >
2. obsolete : to strive to achieve or reach
3. obsolete : to make an attack against
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to exert oneself : strive
2. : to work with set purpose : make an effort
 < however much he endeavored, the goal stayed unattained >
Synonyms: see try
II. noun
also endeavour \“\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English endevour, from endeveren, v.
: a serious determined effort
 < an endeavor to bring about national economic stabilization — B.F.Fairless >
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