Word · Frequency #6950
endeavour
努力；尽力
核心释义
英式拼写，美式拼写为 endeavor
to try hard to do or achieve something
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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
She endeavoured to finish the project before the deadline.
用法提示：这里 endeavour 作动词，表示努力尝试做某事。
The team is endeavouring to find a solution to the problem.
用法提示：这里 endeavour 的现在分词形式 endeavours 表示正在进行的努力。
He endeavoured to improve his English by reading every day.
用法提示：这里 endeavour 后接不定式，表示尽力去做某事。
endeavour to do sth
endeavour 后接动词不定式，语气较正式，多用于书面语。
She endeavoured to finish the report on time.
她努力按时完成报告。
endeavour not to do sth
表示否定的 not 要放在 to 之前，而非动词之后。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- endeavour to improve
- 努力改进
- We are endeavouring to improve the quality of our products.我们正在努力改进产品质量。
- endeavour to ensure
- 努力确保
- The government must endeavour to ensure equal opportunities for all.政府必须努力确保所有人机会均等。
- endeavour to avoid
- 尽量避免
- Please endeavour to avoid making the same mistake again.请尽量避免再犯同样的错误。
- endeavour to provide
- 努力提供
- The school endeavours to provide a safe learning environment.学校努力提供安全的学习环境。
- endeavour to maintain
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记法：end（终点）+ ever（一直）→ 朝着终点一直努力。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、official statements endeavour 是 endeavor 的英式标准拼写。该动词多用于正式书面语境，如公文、学术文章等；日常口语中通常使用 try。选择时可根据文体正式程度决定。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with the stressed syllable of endeavour: clever, never, ever, however (all end with /-ev.ə(r)/). Spelling lookalikes with -our: favour and colour end in /-ə(r)/ but have a different vowel before it (/eɪ/ and /ʌ/), so they do not rhyme with endeavour.
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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