Strive

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1、努力，力求，讲求
Strive to be concise in writing!
文字力求精练!
We must strive for efficiency in work.
在工作中我们必须讲求效率。
2、奋斗，争取，抗争
They have strive for peace.
他们为谋求和平而奋斗。
We should strive for the great unity of the entire Chinese nation.
我们要争取整个中华民族的大团结。
3、斗争；反抗
He had to strive against fears.
他必须同恐惧进行斗争。
4、竞争
They strove for supremacy under heaven.
他们争雄天下。

【习语】

strive after：为...奋斗; 力求...; 争取...
Historian should strive after objectivity.
历史学家应当力求做到客观。
strive toward：向...奋进, 为...而努力
strive with：同...作斗争
strive for：争取…；力求…；为…奋斗
Wit and will strive for victory.
智慧加毅力，拚搏能胜利。

【谚语】

Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
【背句子记单词】
Prepare for the worst and strive for the best.
从坏处着想，往好处努力。