争取 (爭取)
zhēng qǔ
Pinyin
Definition
争取 (爭取)
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- to fight for
- to strive for
- to win over
Character Decomposition
Idioms (16)
以貌取人
- 1 to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
取长补短
- 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
- 2 to use this in place of that
- 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
各取所需
- 1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
咎由自取
- 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
- 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
囊中取物
- 1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
- 2 in the bag
- 3 (as good as) in one's possession
Sample Sentences
首先当然意味着人民币成为了一种新的储备货币了,中国将在未来世界经济活动中争取到更大的话语权。这是对中国一系列具有重大意义经济改革的认可,更是对中国政府未来遵守市场化规则的认可,具有很大的象征意义。
First of all it means, of course, that the renminbi has become a new reserve currency, which gives China a bigger say in future global economic affairs. This serves as an affirmation of a series of significant economic reforms in China and an acknowledgement that the Chinese government will respect market principles in the future, which has great symbolic meaning.
因解决737MAX飞机问题的成本急剧增加,波音示警称,如果这款最畅销机型在争取全球监管当局同意复飞时遭遇新阻碍,波音可能不得不完全关闭737MAX生产线。
Boeing warned that it may have to completely shut down the 737MAX line if this best-selling model encounters new obstacles when trying to obtain global regulators go ahead to resume flying.
妇女节的起源就是女性劳工开始争取在工作上、劳动上的权利。
Women's day originated from the fight for women's work and labour rights.
我们要赶得上时代的脚步,争取在明年推出最新的产品。
We have to catch up with the times, and fight to get the latest product launched next year.
嗯,你就这样写:经过深刻的反省,以及学校领导的教育帮助,我感到自己错误的严重性。对此,我对学校对老师表示最诚恳的歉意,也向在这起事件中批评、提醒及关心爱护我的老师们同学们表达最诚挚的谢意!作为一个在校学生,我非常热爱我的校园,而通过这次无心之失,我意识到要随时加强安全意识和提高自身球技。同时,也感受到应该更加注意自我言行对学校的影响。我会以这次教训作为起点,争取成为一个德智体全面发展的好学生。最后,再次表达我的歉意!
Uh-huh. You can write it like this: Through profound self-examination as well as educational help from the school's leaders, I have sensed the seriousness of my mistake. Regarding this I express my most sincere apology to the school and to the teachers. Also I want to convey my heartfelt thanks to the teachers and fellow students that criticized me, reminded me and cared for me in this incident. As a full time student, I deeply love my school grounds, and through this unintentional mistake I have realized that I need to increase my awareness of safety at all times and improve my technique when playing ball. At the same time, I have felt that I should pay more attention to the effect of my words and actions on the school. I will use this lesson as a starting point to strive to become a good student who is developing in an all-round way: morally, intellectually and physically. Lastly, I again express my apologies.
我也不太清楚,一毕业我就来中国工作了。还没来得及加入美国工会呢。我觉得美国工会不太管这些鸡毛蒜皮的小事。主要工作是将工人联合起来,为工人争取权益。
I don't really know. As soon as I graduated, I came to China to work. I didn't have enough time to join an American union. I think that American unions don't really take care of these small kind of things. Their most important job is to bring workers together and fight for their rights and their benefits.
争取些什么?加工资?
Fight for what? Higher wages?
涨工资是最常见的,还有一些福利。你上次不是抱怨美国的空乘不帮乘客搬行李嘛,这就是工会帮他们争取到的权利。
Wage increases are pretty frequent, and there's also some benefits. Last time didn't you complain that the American flight attendants wouldn't help the passengers move their luggage? This is a right that the union helped them fight for.
各种方法一定有利有弊。既然决定了要主攻网络营销,我们下年度就要积极尝试各种可能性。多管齐下,争取取得开门红。
Each of these methods has its advantages and disadvantages for sure. Since we've decided that we need to focus our efforts on online marketing, next year we need to actively try all possibilities. With all of them together, we can strive to get off to a good start.
从领导到矿长,从幸存者到遇难者家属一个也不放过。采访结束连夜写报道,争取在第一时间发稿。
From the government leaders to the heads of the mining companies, from the survivors to the families of the victims, there isn't a single one I'll miss. When the interviews are over, I'll write up the report that same night and strive to get my story out first.