attempt
- n.企图;尝试;试图;(为超越某事物的)尝试，努力;杀人企图
- v.尝试;试图;努力
复数： attempts 过去式： attempted 现在分词： attempting 过去分词： attempted 第三人称单数： attempts
at- 加强 + tempt 尝试
attemptnoun
企图；试图；尝试
an act of trying to do sth, especially sth difficult, often with no success
Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs.
为削减费用，关闭了两家工厂。
They made no attempt to escape.
他们没有企图逃跑。
I passed my driving test at the first attempt .
我考汽车驾驶执照一次就通过了。
The couple made an unsuccessful attempt at a compromise.
这对夫妇试图和解但未成功。
杀人企图
an act of trying to kill sb
Someone has made an attempt on the President's life .
有人企图刺杀总统。
（为超越某事物的）尝试，努力
an effort to do better than sth, such as a very good performance in sport
his attempt on the world land speed record
他为创造陆上速度世界纪录所作的尝试
verb
努力；尝试；试图
to make an effort or try to do sth, especially sth difficult
I will attempt to answer all your questions.
我将努力回答你的全部问题。
Do not attempt to repair this yourself.
不要试图自己修理这个东西。
The prisoners attempted an escape, but failed.
囚犯企图逃跑，但失败了。
attempt
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VERB 尝试，试图（尤指做困难的事）
If you attempt to do something, especially something difficult, you try to do it.The only time that we attempted to do something like that was in the city of Philadelphia...
只有在费城那次我们曾试着做那样的事。
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N-COUNT （通常指不成功的）尝试，企图，试图
If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success....a deliberate attempt to destabilise the defence...
经过深思熟虑的破坏该防御的尝试
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N-COUNT 杀人企图
An attempt on some-one's life is an attempt to kill them....an attempt on the life of the former Iranian Prime Minister.
试图杀害伊朗前总理
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N-COUNT （运动员创造纪录的）尝试，冲击
In British English, if a sportsman or sportswoman makes an attempt on a sporting record, they try to beat it. In American English you say that they make an attempt to break it.Everything is almost ready for me to make another attempt on the record.
一切几乎都已准备就绪，就等我向纪录发起再一次冲击了。
noun
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- the act of attacking
- attacks on women increased last year
- they made an attempt on his life
- Synonym: attack
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- earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
- made an effort to cover all the reading material
- wished him luck in his endeavor
- she gave it a good try
- Synonym: effort endeavor endeavour try
verb
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- enter upon an activity or enterprise
- Synonym: undertake set about
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- 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
- Synonym: try seek essay assay
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Someone has made an attempt on the President 's life .
有人企图刺杀总统。
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It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth .
这又是企图分散人们对事实真相的注意力。
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Our research attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of the different drugs .
我们的研究试图对不同药物的疗效进行评估。
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I passed my driving test at the first attempt .
我考汽车驾驶执照一次就通过了。
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Attempts are being made to solve the problem of waste disposal .
正在想办法解决废物处理的问题。
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That wasn 't bad for a first attempt .
第一次尝试，还算不错。
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Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs .
为削减费用，关闭了两家工厂。
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He made a genuine attempt to improve conditions .
他真心实意地努力改善环境。
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One region is attempting to buck the trend of economic decline .
其中一个地区正试图挡住经济衰退的趋势。
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She made several unsuccessful attempts to see him .
她几次想见他都未如愿。
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Their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure .
他们最近努力想提高销售量，全是白费劲。
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Attempts to find a solution have failed .
试图找到解决办法的种种努力全都失败了。
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She was thwarted in her attempt to take control of the party .
她控制这个政党的企图受阻了。
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Despite our attempts to break it , the lock would not yield .
这把锁我们砸也砸不开。
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Her suicide attempt was really a cry for help .
她企图自杀实际上表明她迫切需要帮助。
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All attempts to deflect attention from his private life have failed .
本想转移人们对他私生活的注意，但一切努力都失败了。
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I will attempt to answer all your questions .
我将努力回答你的全部问题。
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This appointment was an attempt to strengthen her hand in policy discussions .
这次任命旨在加强她在政策讨论中的作用。
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The story was an attempt to smear the party leader .
这篇报道企图玷污该党领袖的声誉。
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The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm .
扩展业务的尝试使这家公司陷入困境。
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In her misguided attempts to help , she only made the situation worse .
她想帮忙，但做法不对头，反而把事情弄得更糟。
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They made no attempt to escape .
他们没有企图逃跑。
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They were attempting to trade off inflation against unemployment .
他们正力求在通货膨胀和失业之间进行协调。
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The couple made an unsuccessful attempt at a compromise .
这对夫妇试图和解但未成功。
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It was an attempt to elevate football to a subject worthy of serious study .
这是试图将足球拔高成一门学科来进行严肃的研究。
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Do not attempt to repair this yourself .
不要试图自己修理这个东西。
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She only did it in a misguided attempt to help .
她是要帮忙，只是想法不对头。
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She made no attempt to hide her displeasure at the prospect .
她没有掩饰自己对将要发生的事很不高兴。
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Any attempt to construct an ideal society is foredoomed to failure .
任何构建理想社会的努力都注定要失败。
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The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government .
这一发言蓄意使政府难堪。
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