Word · Frequency #5892
endeavor
/ɪnˈdevɝː/
noun
努力；尝试
Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.
- 1.
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
有目的或勤奋的事业(尤指需要努力或勇气的事业)
- 2.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
旨在做或完成某事的认真且尽责的活动
事业；任务；有目的或勤奋的事业(尤指需要努力或勇气的事业)；旨在做或完成某事的认真且尽责的活动；努力；尽力
In use
Her latest endeavor is a small online shop that sells handmade gifts.
The team's endeavor to reach the summit took three days of careful planning.
He supported every educational endeavor in his hometown.
wished him luck in his endeavor
Connections
Collocations
- human endeavor
- 人类努力；人类事业
- Space exploration is one of the greatest examples of human endeavor.太空探索是人类努力最伟大的例子之一。
- scientific endeavor
- 科学事业
- The scientific endeavor requires patience and curiosity.科学事业需要耐心和好奇心。
- best endeavors
- 最大努力
- The company used its best endeavors to meet the deadline.公司尽了最大努力在截止日期前完成任务。
- in an endeavor to
- 为了……而努力
- They raised funds in an endeavor to save the local library.他们筹集资金，努力拯救当地图书馆。
- worthy endeavor
- 有价值的事业
- Volunteering at the shelter is a worthy endeavor.在收容所做志愿者是一项有价值的事业。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
开头是end，想到“坚持到底(end)的认真努力”，就是endeavor（事业/努力）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、正式演讲、学术或职业场合 名词 endeavor 多用于正式语境，表示需要努力或勇气的认真事业或尝试，日常口语中通常用 effort 或 attempt。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 endeavor /ɪnˈdɛvɚ/ 真正押韵的是 never、clever、forever，重读元音和后续辅音均为 /ɛvɚ/。注意拼写相似的 favor、savor、flavor 并不押韵，它们的重读元音是 /eɪ/（如 /ˈfeɪvɚ/）。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.