endeavour
英 [ɪn'devə; en-]
美 
	    - n. 尽力,竭力
 - vt. 竭力做到,试图或力图(做某事)
 - vi. 竭力;企图
 
考试真题
- And even before then, scholars warn, the demand for resources in an energy-hungry world could raise pressure to renegotiate Antarctica's treaties, possibly allowing more commercial endeavours here well before the prohibitions against them expire.
 
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