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单词 attempt
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attempt
verb[T]
uk
/əˈtempt/us
/əˈtempt/
B1
totryto do something,especiallysomethingdifficult:
（尤指为完成难事而进行）努力，尝试
[+ to infinitive]He attemptedtoescapethrough awindow.他企图跳窗逃跑。
He attempted ajoke, but no onelaughed.他开了个玩笑，试图调节气氛，但没有一个人笑。
There's nopointinevenattempting anexplanation- he'll neverlisten.试图去解释是毫无意义的——他根本不会听。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to try to do something
  • tryI'll try to call her again.
  • attemptI have never attempted to run a marathon.
  • endeavourUKEngineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem.
  • seekThey sought to reassure the public.
  • battleHe was battling to fix the roof in the rain.
  • striveWith limited resources, they are striving to make the school a better one.
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More examples
  • Study theexamplesfirst of all, then attempt theexerciseson the nextpage.
  • "It would bestupidto attempt thejourneyin thedark." "Precisely, " heanswered.
  • Thepilotattempted acrash-landingon thebeach.
  • The twoexplorersattempted anunaidedwalkacrosstheSouthPole.
  • Makesuretheropeisfirmlyattachedbefore attempting toclimbdown it.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Trying and making an effort
  • A game
  • all-out
  • assault
  • attempted
  • backwards
  • bid
  • commitment
  • crack
  • go for itidiom
  • go forsomeone
  • go out ofyourwayidiom
  • go the extra mileidiom
  • go to great lengthsidiom
  • nose
  • seek
  • square the circleidiom
  • step on the gasidiom
  • stick atsomething
  • stick tosomething
  • strain after/for effectidiom
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attempt
noun[C]
uk
/əˈtempt/us
/əˈtempt/

attemptnoun[C](ACT OF TRYING)

B2
theactoftryingto do something,especiallysomethingdifficult:
（尤指为完成难事而进行的）努力，尝试
[+ to infinitive]Shemadea fewhalf-heartedattemptstojoinintheirconversation.他们谈话时，她半心半意地插了几句话。
Hemade noattempt to besociable.他不合群，也不试图去改变这一点。
This is my second attemptattheexam.这是我第二次去参加那个考试。
None ofourattemptsatcontactingDr James wassuccessful.我们多次试图和詹姆斯博士取得联系，但都没有成功。
Theyclosedtheroadin anattempt(= totryto)toreducetrafficin thecity.他们封闭了道路，试图减少城里的交通流量。
an attempt onsomeone'slife
anactoftryingtokillsomeone:
谋杀（某人的）企图
This is the third attempt on the President'slife.这是今年第三次有人企图刺杀总统。
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  • Thegovernmenthaslauncheda newroadsafetycampaignin an attempt toreducethenumberofroadaccidents.
  • My second attempt at makingflakypastrywas abitmoresuccessful.
  • They had toabandontheirattempt toclimbthemountain.
  • They havebeguntovaccinatechildrenin an attempt tocheckthespreadof thedisease.
  • Thedoctorsmade one lastdesperateattempt tosavethe boy'slife.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Trying and making an effort
  • A game
  • all-out
  • assault
  • attempted
  • backwards
  • bid
  • commitment
  • crack
  • go for itidiom
  • go forsomeone
  • go out ofyourwayidiom
  • go the extra mileidiom
  • go to great lengthsidiom
  • nose
  • seek
  • square the circleidiom
  • step on the gasidiom
  • stick atsomething
  • stick tosomething
  • strain after/for effectidiom
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attemptnoun[C](IN SPORT)

anactoftryingtoscoreagoalin agameoffootballormovetheballforwardsin Americanfootball:
Chelsea had several attempts ongoalin the first 15minutes.切尔西队在开场15分钟内就有好几次射门。
Washington isaveragingunder sixyardsperpassingattempt.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Football/soccer
  • 18-yard box
  • 2 3 5
  • 4 3 2 1
  • 4 4 2
  • 4 5 1
  • football pools
  • formation
  • foul throw
  • four five one
  • four four two
  • four three two one
  • professional foul
  • promedios
  • rabona
  • reducer
  • relegation zone
  • reserve team
  • sweeper
  • treble
  • woodwork
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American football
(Definition ofattemptfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
attempt
verb[T]
uk
/əˈtempt/us
/əˈtempt/
B1
totryto do something,especiallysomethingdifficult
（尤指为完成难事而进行）努力，尝试
[+ to infinitive]He attemptedtoescapethrough awindow.他企图跳窗逃跑。
He attempted ajoke, but no onelaughed.他开了个玩笑，试图调节气氛，但没有一个人笑。
There's nopointinevenattempting anexplanation- he'll neverlisten.试图去解释是毫无意义的——他根本不会听。
More examples
  • Study theexamplesfirst of all, then attempt theexerciseson the nextpage.
  • "It would bestupidto attempt thejourneyin thedark." "Precisely, " heanswered.
  • Thepilotattempted a crash-landing on thebeach.
  • The twoexplorersattempted anunaidedwalkacrosstheSouthPole.
  • Makesuretheropeisfirmlyattachedbefore attempting toclimbdown it.
attempt
noun[C]
uk
/əˈtempt/us
/əˈtempt/
B2
theactoftryingto do something,especiallysomethingdifficult
（尤指为完成难事而进行的）努力，尝试
[+ to infinitive]Shemadea fewhalf-heartedattemptstojoinintheirconversation.他们谈话时，她半心半意地插了几句话。
Hemade noattempt to besociable.他不合群，也不试图去改变这一点。
This is my second attemptattheexam.这是我第二次去参加那个考试。
None ofourattemptsatcontactingDr James wassuccessful.我们多次试图和詹姆斯博士取得联系，但都没有成功。
Theyclosedtheroadin anattempt(= totryto)toreducetrafficin thecity.他们封闭了道路，试图减少城里的交通流量。
an attempt onsb'slife
anactoftryingtokillsomeone
谋杀（某人的）企图
This is the third attempt on the President'slife.这是今年第三次有人企图刺杀总统。
More examples
  • Thegovernmenthaslauncheda newroadsafetycampaignin an attempt toreducethenumberofroadaccidents.
  • My second attempt at makingflakypastrywas abitmoresuccessful.
  • They had toabandontheirattempt toclimbthemountain.
  • They havebeguntovaccinatechildrenin an attempt tocheckthespreadof thedisease.
  • Thedoctorsmade one lastdesperateattempt tosavethe boy'slife.
anactoftryingtoscoreagoalin agameoffootball
（足球比赛中的）射门
Chelsea had several attempts ongoalin the first 15minutes.切尔西队在开场15分钟内就有好几次射门。

attempt| American Dictionary

attempt
verb
us
/əˈtempt/
totryto make or do something:
[T]The team’squarterbackattempted only 12passesduring theentiregame.
[+ to infinitive]Don’t attempt to do thesetricksathome.
attempt
noun[C]
us
/əˈtemt/
theactoftryingto make or do something:
[+ to infinitive]Thepilotmade several attempts toregaincontrolof theaircraft.
An attempt on someone’slifeis anactoftryingtokillthatperson:
afailedattempt on the president’slife
(Definition ofattemptfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofattempt

attempt
It was anattemptto get his support for their plans so far as they themselves understood them.
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This indicator aimed to validate teachers' approach to lesson planning while attempting to link teacher thinking and administrator thinking through a shared discourse.
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The oboe, on the other hand, offers very little for the eye, though some playersattemptto compensate for this with grand gestures.
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When children attend to the input and repeatedlyattemptto parse it, their performance undergoes a qualitative change.
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The intention of a quick perusal of such a table is to observe trends, notattemptto produce statistical evidence.
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He attempted to create architecture directly out of what he called 'nature's organic structural thoughts'.
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Yet theattemptto account for the value of happiness in purely hedonic terms seems to miss something.
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Despite numerous attempts to estimate the level of returns to scale in the data, there is no broad agreement in the literature on its value.
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In other words, in refusing to attribute any role to crime, these studies are forced into the same zero-sum framework theyattemptto challenge.
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It will be important for future work to continue to address these issues by attempting to differentiate lexical from phonological representations.
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It draws on important insights associated with other theodicies, but attempts to get past their alleged shortcomings.
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Having random police patrols apprehend only some "unsuccessful" attempting criminals is not unfair even when such patrols miss other attempting criminals.
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We did notattemptto estimate the spatiotemporal structure of the receptive fields of complex cells.
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Two students directly compared technical problems with the process of analysis in their attempts to apply analytical methods in solving technical problems.
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It sometimes took the form of attempts to introduce new social groups into the workforce and following an old practice to diversify its social composition.
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Collocationswithattempt

attempt

These are words often used in combination withattempt.

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abortive attempt
Here, then, the video link was used to recover and carry forward an abortive attempt at speech.
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ambitious attempt
Neural organization is a bold and ambitious attempt to outline some of the common threads in the constant flux of neuroscience research.
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apparent attempt
As shown below, the apparent attempt at fencestraddling is more significant than it seems.
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