| 单词 | attempt |
| 释义 | attemptattemptsattemptedattemptingattemptattempt2 verb [transitive] to try to do something, especially something difficult: The second question was so difficult I didn’t even attempt it.be第二个问题太难﹐我试都没试。attempt to do somethingNow I will attempt to explain why the revolution started.start现在我来讲讲这场革命的起因。THESAURUS: attempttry to attempt to do something: I’ve tried to call her several times today.trytimeattempt to try to do something, especially something difficult or dangerous. Attempt is more formal than try: They are attempting to negotiate an agreement.beattemptmake an effort to do sth to try to do something that you find difficult or do not really want to do: I made an effort to sound interested in what he was saying.makeinterestbesayI’m sure you can pass the test if you make an effort.do your best to try as hard as you can to do something: I’ll do my best to finish it by Friday.wellhave a go British English (also have a try) informal to try to do something when you are not sure that you will succeed: ‘I can’t get this lid off.’ ‘Let me have a go.’I’d love to have a try at skiing.skisee if I/you can do sth spoken to try to do something – used when offering to do something, or suggesting that someone should do something: I’ll see if I can get you a ticket.See if you can make him change his mind. |
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