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。