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endeavour n.[英]尽力,竭力 The Middle English root of endeavour means to "put oneself in" or "do one's utmost," so if you endeavour to do something, you do it with earnestness and a fair amount of effort. Americans usually spell the word endeavor, but NASA named one of its space shuttles the Endeavour. Why the extra "u"? NASA was honoring the HMS Endeavour, the first ship ever used by the British explorer Captain James Cook. ★★☆☆☆ 2008.2

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[in'devə(r)] To endeavour is to strive for something. The endeavour itself is the thing you're striving for, the enterprise or undertaking. It's a primarily British spelling of the word. But it goes further than that. It signals a change in what has, until now, been a key element of scientific endeavor. in AM, use 美国英语用 endeavor1[VERB 动词]努力；尽力 If you endeavour to do something, you try very hard to do it.   [V to-inf]  [FORMAL 正式]I will endeavour to arrange it...我会尽力安排。They are endeavouring to protect trade union rights.他们在竭力捍卫工会的权利。2[N-VAR 可变名词](尤指新的或创造性事物的)努力，尝试 An endeavour is an attempt to do something, especially something new or original.   [usu with supp]  [FORMAL 正式]His first endeavours in the field were wedding films.他初涉这个领域时做的是婚礼摄影。...the benefits of investment in scientific endeavour.在科学领域投资的收益

英语单词	endeavour
英美音标	[in'devə(r)]
中文释义	n.[英]尽力,竭力
vocab简明	To endeavour is to strive for something. The endeavour itself is the thing you're striving for, the enterprise or undertaking. It's a primarily British spelling of the word.
vocab扩展	The Middle English root of endeavour means to "put oneself in" or "do one's utmost," so if you endeavour to do something, you do it with earnestness and a fair amount of effort. Americans usually spell the word endeavor, but NASA named one of its space shuttles the Endeavour. Why the extra "u"? NASA was honoring the HMS Endeavour, the first ship ever used by the British explorer Captain James Cook.
真题原句	But it goes further than that. It signals a change in what has, until now, been a key element of scientific endeavor.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	in AM, use 美国英语用 endeavor 1 [VERB 动词]努力；尽力 If you endeavour to do something, you try very hard to do it. [V to-inf] [FORMAL 正式] I will endeavour to arrange it... 我会尽力安排。 They are endeavouring to protect trade union rights. 他们在竭力捍卫工会的权利。 2 [N-VAR 可变名词](尤指新的或创造性事物的)努力，尝试 An endeavour is an attempt to do something, especially something new or original. [usu with supp] [FORMAL 正式] His first endeavours in the field were wedding films. 他初涉这个领域时做的是婚礼摄影。 ...the benefits of investment in scientific endeavour. 在科学领域投资的收益
来源	2008.2

Endeavour Endeavor British Nasa Scientific [Formal 正式 In'devə(R