| 单词 | attempt |
| 释义 | attemptattemptsattemptattempt1 /əˈtempt/ noun [countable] when you try to do somethingattempt to do somethingAll attempts to resolve the problem have failed.attemptfail尝试解决这个问题的所有办法都没有成功。attempt athis first attempt at this exam他的第一次参试in an attempt to do somethingIn an attempt to save money, I offered to do the work myself.offer为了省钱﹐我提出自己来做这个工作。COLLOCATIONS: attemptverbsto make an attemptShe made no attempt to help him.maketo give up/abandon an attemptThey tried to reach him one more time before abandoning their attempt.tryabandonto fail/succeed in your attemptThey completely failed in their attempt to convince the public.failan attempt fails/succeedsHer attempt to break the world record failed.failadjectivesa successful/unsuccessful attemptShe made an unsuccessful attempt to get him to change his mind.makea deliberate attemptThis was a deliberate attempt to disrupt the elections.beelectionthe first/second etc attemptThat was amazingly good for a first attempt.bea vain/futile attempt (=one that does not succeed)He started singing in a vain attempt to cheer her up.startsingHe made a futile attempt to get away.makea desperate attempt (=one that you very much want to succeed, but that is likely to fail)She made a desperate attempt to catch the glass before it fell.makefalla final/last attemptThey made one final attempt to make their marriage work.makenoun + attempta rescue attemptTwo firefighters were hurt in the rescue attempt.firefighterbean assassination attemptDe Gaulle survived an assassination attempt in 1961.survivea suicide attemptHe was admitted to hospital after a suicide attempt.beadmit |
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