an attempt to do something, especially something new or difficult (尤指新的或艰苦的)努力,尝试 There have been great advances in the field of scientific endeavour. 在科学探索领域已经取得了巨大的进步。 - endeavour to do something
Please make every endeavour to arrive on time. 请尽全力按时到达。 The manager is expected to use his or her best endeavours to promote the artist's career. 经纪人应以最大的努力来推动艺人的事业发展。 - in an endeavour to do something
The public bombarded the company with complaints in an endeavour to have the price increases revoked. 公众向该公司投诉,试图取消涨价。
Extra ExamplesEnthusiasm is a vital ingredient in all human endeavour. 热情是促使人们努力奋斗的一个关键因素。 He has the ability to achieve success in whatever field of endeavour he should choose. 他有能力在他选择从事的任何领域获得成功。 In an endeavour to improve the service, they introduced free parking. 为提高服务质量,他们提供了免费停车。 Learning a foreign language well can be a lifelong endeavour. 要学好一门外语可能需要终身的努力。 She always encourages her children in their artistic endeavours. 对于孩子们在艺术上的追求,她总是予以鼓励。 We will make every endeavour to obtain sufficient supplies. 我们将尽全力取得充足的补给。 We wish her every success in this endeavour. 我们衷心希望她这次努力奋斗获得成功。 You must make an endeavour to work harder. 你必须加倍努力。 the government's honest endeavours to improve the lives of the poor 政府为改善贫困人口的生活所付出的诚心诚意的努力
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- collaborative
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘exert oneself’): from the phrase put oneself in devoir ‘do one's utmost’.