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Derivatives :
adjective
attemptable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
attempt
[ə'tεmpt]
1.
noun
[c]
(try) 尝试
2.
vt.
(try) 试图
3.
vi.
to attempt to do sth 试图 做某事
an attempt to do sth
做某事的企图
an attempt on sb's life
企图 杀害 某人
he made no attempt to help
他并未试着帮忙
at {or} on the first attempt
首次 尝试
he attempted a smile
他试图 挤出一丝 微笑
an attempt at humour
试图 表示 幽默
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
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attempt
[əˈtempt]
1.
vt.
尝试 ,试图 ,企图
We attempted to hitchhike across the country.
我们 试图 搭便车横跨 那个 国家 。
The police attempted to stop the thief.
那个 警察 试图 阻止 盗贼 。
2.
vt.
着手 做,从事
He will attempt to eat 100 hot dogs within an hour.
他将尝试 在一小时 内吃下100个热狗 。
3.
noun[c]
努力 ,尝试 ,试图
It was time to make some attempt to look for him.
是时候 付出 一些 努力 来搜寻 他了。
4.
noun[c]
攻击 ,袭击
They made an attempt on the Queen's life, but failed.
他们 企图 杀害 女王 ,但失败 了。
They made an attempt on his life.
他们 试图 非难 他的 生活 。
Macmillan Dictionary - Simpler Definitions
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attempt
[əˈtempt]
1.
noun
an effort to do something
2.
noun
an illegal act, such as an attack on someone, that is unsuccessful
attempt
[əˈtempt]
1.
verb
to try to do something
Example Search
A suicide attempt is a deliberate attempt by a person to end their own life.
自杀是一个人有意结束自己生命的行为。
I will do it though, even if I die in the attempt .
即使将不得不用尽一切办法,我还是会去做的。
The next one will be my last attempt at the marketing exam, after that I won't try it again.
下次我再参加一次市场营销考试,最后再努力一把,此后再也不考了。
Terrorists were planning an attempt on the President life.
恐怖分子正图谋刺杀总统。
Carl put more wood in the fireplace in an attempt to warm the room.
卡尔往壁炉里添了些柴禾,想让屋子暖和些。
I won't even attempt an apology, he doesn't want to listen to me.
我不会再向他道歉了,他根本就不听。
Carl made a brave attempt to save the company from the bankruptcy, but it didn't work.
卡尔为了挽救公司不致破产,进行了大胆的尝试,但没能成功。
Two Cubans who tried to sail to Florida in a converted boat last year are making another attempt , this time piloting an old floating car.
那两个古巴人,去年想要开艘改装的小船横渡到佛罗里达去,这次又尝试起改装破旧的浮动车来实行横渡计划了。
The cabinet has decided to import wheat, sugar and pulses in an attempt to check rising inflation.
为了抑制居高不下的通货膨胀,内阁决定进口小麦、糖和豆类。
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