strive

vi.
1. make efforts,do one’s best 努力，竭力。
△H.VIII.2.4. 27(29): “Or which of your friends / Have I notstrove (= striven) to love,although I knew / He weremine enemy?”在你的朋友当中有哪一个我不是尽力去喜爱，虽然我明知道他可能是我的敌人？
2. resist 反抗。
△L.L.L.4.1.95 (92): “But if thoustrive …what art thou then?”但是如果你反抗，结果怎么样？
3. struggle 挣扎。
△Oth.5.2.81: “Nay,if you strive—”(Her struggles make him even more determined.)不行，要是你挣扎的话——

strive[straiv]

v.努力，奋斗
‖strive for a relatively comfortable life奔小康
striving for good对善的追求
strive for practical results讲求实效
strive to help enterprises eliminate losses and increase profits抓好企业扭亏增盈