strive /straɪv/ ●○○ verb (past tensepst strove /strəʊv $ stroʊv/, past participlepp striven /ˈstrɪvən/) [intransitiveI] formal TRY TO DO OR GET somethingto make a great effort to achieve something 努力,奋斗strive to do something I was still striving to be successful. 我仍在努力争取成功。
strive for/after We must continue to strive for greater efficiency. 我们必须继续为提高效率而努力。
► see thesaurus at try —striving noun [countableC, uncountableU]