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striver

/strahyv/US // straɪv //UK // (straɪv) //

起子,起重机,舵手,司机

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v.无主动词 verb
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    strove [strohv] /stroʊv/ or strived, striv·en [striv-uhn] /ˈstrɪv ən/ or strived, striv·ing.

    • : to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
    • : to make strenuous efforts toward any goal: to strive for success.
    • : to contend in opposition, battle, or any conflict; compete.
    • : to struggle vigorously, as in opposition or resistance: to strive against fate.
    • : to rival; vie.

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Examples

  • Marketers who strive to build backlinks and brand awareness often engage in digital PR.

  • He left a legacy of service to Arizona and country that can’t be matched, but that we should all strive towards.

  • It was a year full of lessons, nuances, and mini revolutions, and we strive to match that with our choices.

  • The roots of the little sibling effect may lie in the way younger siblings strive to match their older siblings on the field.

  • Brands are striving to become more experience-led online through personalized product recommendations, customer reviews and product tutorials, but as e-commerce booms they’ll need to do more to cater to consumers.

  • I've never understood this fixation some people, especially the social striver-parvenu types, have with fancy watches.

  • But it might be an impossible hurdle for a lower-middle class striver with two cars and some student debt.

  • She is a veritable Goddess to the young striver, speaking the word of hope and wisdom, and then turning him back upon himself.

  • Among them was Kado the Striver, who stood there gravely leaning on his iron pitchfork.

  • History tells us nothing concerning Kado the Striver, but it is most unlikely that he is a mere figment of popular imagination.

  • Mr. Campbell's striver after the higher life who got dead drunk last night is brother to the savage.

  • Alas for the difference between the striver after liberty and the sitter in the goddess's chair!