努める

(1) 手動で、人の精神あるいは想像力で操作する(manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate")(manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination)

⇒彼は、上院に立候補しようと漠然と考えた(manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination)

(2) 自身の人生、努力をささげる、国、機関、あるいは考えのように(devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas; "She served the art of music"; "He served the church"; "serve the country")(devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas)

⇒国に貢献する(devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas)

(3) 境界内で自由に動くまたは作動する(cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space; "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack")(cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space)

⇒エンジンはラック内に遊ぶホイールがある(cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space)

(4) 特定の場所で実行する(perform on a certain location; "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years")(perform on a certain location)

⇒彼女は長年ブロードウェイに出演している(perform on a certain location)

(5) 不注意に、または、無関心にふるまう(behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection")(behave carelessly or indifferently)

⇒若い女の子の愛情をからかってください(behave carelessly or indifferently)

(6) 奮闘し、ゴールに達する努力をする(strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis")(strive and make an effort to reach a goal)

⇒彼女は、博士論文に打ち込んでいる(strive and make an effort to reach a goal)

(7) 努力する、または試みる(make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world")(make an effort or attempt)

⇒彼女は世の中に良い行いをしようといつも心がけている(make an effort or attempt)

(8) 努力を費やして試みる(attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy")(attempt by employing effort)

⇒私達は私達の顧客を幸せにさせるように努力する(attempt by employing effort)

(9) 連続した流れの中にいるかのように、放出するかまたは導くかまたは放出されるかまたは導かれるか(discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream; "play water from a hose"; "The fountains played all day")(discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream)

⇒噴水は、一日中噴出していた(discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream)