/əˈtempt ||; əˈtɛmpt/verb
[T] attempt (to do) sth to try to do sth that is difficult 尝试,设法(做困难的事);企图:
She was accused of attempted murder(= she tried to murder sb but did not succeed).她被控意图谋杀。Don't attempt to make him change his mind.别想使他改变主意。
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/əˈtempt ||; əˈtɛmpt/noun[C]
1an attempt (to do sth/at doing sth) an act of trying to do sth 尝试;试图:
The thief made no attempt to run away.窃贼并未试图逃跑。I failed the exam once but passed at the second attempt.我考试第一次不及格,但第二次尝试就及格了。They failed in their attemptto reach the North Pole.他们试图到达北极,但失败了。
2an attempt (on sb/sth) trying to attack or beat sb/sth 试图攻击或击败:
an attempt on sb's life (= to kill sb)试图杀害某人
attempt1/əˋtɛmpt; əˈtempt/n [C]when you try to do something 尝试﹐试图﹐企图: attempt to do sth All attempts to resolve the problem have failed. 尝试解决这个问题的所有办法都没有成功。+at his first attempt at this exam 他的第一次参试He made no attempt to hide his anger. 他并不掩饰他的愤怒。in an attempt In an attempt to save money, I offered to do the work myself. 为了省钱﹐我提出自己来做这个工作。
attempt2v [T] to try to do something, especially something difficult 努力﹐尝试﹐企图: The second question was so difficult I didn’t even attempt it. 第二个问题太难﹐我试都没试。attempt to do sth Now I will attempt to explain why the revolution started. 现在我来讲讲这场革命的起因。
attemptattemptattemptsattemptedattemptingverb (attempts, attempting, attempted)to try to do something that is difficultsame meaningtry: He attempted to sail round the world.▶ attemptnoun: She made no attempt to help me.a brave attempt at breaking the world record