endeavor [ɪn'devə] 尝试,试图; 尽力,竭力
其核心成分deav可以看做dive的变体
dive 潜水; 跳水; 急剧下降; (头朝下)跳入水中 ,俯冲
With a snarl, the second dog made a dive for his heel. 伴着一声嗥叫,第二只狗扑向了他的脚后跟 dive用在这里很生动
汉语里有时也用一心扑在某事业上来形容努力,或者说一头扎进 dive 书堆里
dive俯冲/dove dove/love,pigeon/peace---鸽子象征和平可能来自这个对比 dip浸水/dive潜水