endeavour (US =-vor) /m'deva (r); in'devw/ n [C] (formal) effort, attempt: (正式用語(yǔ)) 努力; 盡方; 企圖： ./Ve0se make every ~ to be early. 請(qǐng)盡量早點(diǎn)。 His ~s to persuade her to go with him failed. 他盡力勸她同他一道去, 但是失敗了。 vi [VP4A] (formal) try: (正式用語(yǔ)) 試圖; 努力： ~ to please one's wife. 盡量使妻子快樂(lè)。