endeavoured
past simple and past participle ofendeavour
| 单词 | endeavoured |
| 释义 | endeavoured past simple and past participle ofendeavour endeavour verb[I+ to infinitive] UK(USendeavor)uk/enˈdev.ər/us/enˈdev.ɚ/C1 totryto do something: Engineers are endeavouringtolocatethesourceof theproblem. Synonyms attempt strive to try to do something
Trying and making an effort
Examplesofendeavouredendeavoured In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Religious studies has insteadendeavouredto uncover the human race's contact with sacred, transcendent reality through a study of the world's religions. From theCambridge English Corpus We ask if seniors who received help from their familyendeavouredto give help back. From theCambridge English Corpus I haveendeavouredin my words to keep as close as possible to the vernacular expressions. From theCambridge English Corpus In forming our conclusions, therefore, we have throughoutendeavouredto make allowance for this. From theCambridge English Corpus Two of the patients who agreed to participate subsequently dropped out, and although weendeavouredto obtain replacements, this proved impossible. From theCambridge English Corpus This provided excellent opportunities for observing how older people experienced the problems of ageing as theyendeavouredto exercise. From theCambridge English Corpus Classical management regimesendeavouredto suppress fires entirely, apparently preserving the status quo in terms of the most evident variables. From theCambridge English Corpus The first workerendeavouredto analyse the factors causing the reflex. From theCambridge English Corpus Inevitably, what heendeavouredto include or exclude has influenced our reading. From theCambridge English Corpus She hasendeavouredat all times to maintain a balance amongst different theoretical positions. From theCambridge English Corpus The economic unit, the family,endeavouredto fill the gap created by the army's mobilization. From theCambridge English Corpus I haveendeavouredto study the experience of spatial characteristics and the ability of space to convey meaning. From theCambridge English Corpus In truth, both sidesendeavouredto turn their parliamentary arguments into future votes. From theCambridge English Corpus Theyendeavouredto excel in the splendour and elegance of their equipage, houses and tables. From theCambridge English Corpus Professionalization therefore appears to constitute a process in which certain types of occupational groups haveendeavouredto capitalize upon an existing advantage, but for a complex combination of reasons. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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