Word · Frequency #6950
endeavour
努力；尽力
核心释义
英式拼写
a serious attempt or effort; British spelling of 'endeavor'.
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“endeavor”的英式标准拼写
British standard spelling of endeavor.
“endeavor”的英式标准拼写；努力；力图；尽力
用法In use
The research endeavour required years of dedication and collaboration.
用法提示：这里 endeavour 用作名词，表示一项需要努力的事业。
Her lifelong endeavour to promote education has inspired many.
用法提示：这里 endeavour 用作名词，指毕生的努力或事业。
The team's collective endeavour led to the successful launch of the product.
用法提示：这里 endeavour 用作名词，指集体的努力。
an endeavour to do sth
endeavour 作名词时可接 to do 不定式，用来说明努力的具体目标；这是英式拼写，美式拼写为 endeavor。
Their endeavour to restore the old library finally succeeded.
他们修复旧图书馆的努力最终成功了。
in an endeavour to do sth
in an endeavour to do sth 意为“为了努力做某事”，语气较正式，多用于书面语。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- make every endeavour
- 尽一切努力
- We will make every endeavour to meet the deadline.我们将尽一切努力按时完成。
- in an endeavour to
- 为了努力...
- They worked late in an endeavour to finish the project.他们为了完成项目工作到很晚。
- successful endeavour
- 成功的事业
- Starting a new business is a challenging but successful endeavour.创业是一项具有挑战性但成功的事业。
- joint endeavour
- 共同努力
- The research was a joint endeavour between the two universities.这项研究是两所大学的共同努力。
- human endeavour
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将endeavour拆为en+deavour，其中'deavour'近似'devote'（奉献），努力需要奉献精神。
语境与语域Context & Register
formal; academic writing, formal speeches, business contexts; 通常用于正式或书面语境，表示需要付出努力的目标或行动。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'favour', 'behaviour', 'flavour', and 'colour' share the same spelling ending '-our' but all have different vowel sounds in the stressed syllable compared to 'endeavour' (/ˈdevə/ vs /ˈfeɪvə/, /ˈheɪvjə/, /ˈfleɪvə/, /ˈkʌlə/). 'Never' and 'ever' have a similar ending sound (/və/) but their stressed vowels differ (/nev/ and /ev/ vs /dev/). There are no common English words that fully rhyme with 'endeavour' in its Received Pronunciation pronunciation.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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