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attempt

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at·tempt1 /əˈtempt/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [countableC]  
1  TRY TO DO OR GET somethingan act of trying to do something, especially something difficult 努力，尝试，企图〔尤指困难的事情〕
attempt to do something
 All attempts to control inflation have failed.
控制通货膨胀的所有努力都失败了。
attempt at (doing) something
 her feeble attempts at humour
她徒劳无功的试图幽默
at the first/second etc attempt 第一次/第二次尝试
 She passed her driving test at the first attempt.
她第一次考驾驶执照就通过了。
2  make no attempt to do something to not try to do something at all 全无企图做某事
 He made no attempt to hide his anger.
他毫不掩饰自己的愤怒。
Examples from the Corpus
make no attempt to do something• We want to set up an attempt on the life of the President.
3  an attempt on somebody’s life an occasion when someone tries to kill a famous or important person 企图谋杀某人〔尤指名人或要人〕
 She has already survived two attempts on her life.
她已两次逃过暗杀。
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
make an attempt 试图，打算
She made several attempts to escape.
她几次企图逃跑。
abandon/give up an attempt 放弃尝试[企图]
They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain.
他们不得不放弃登山行动。
fail/succeed in your attempt 尝试失败[成功]
He failed in his attempt to set a new Olympic record.
他想创造奥运会新记录的努力失败了。
nfoil/thwart an attempt formal (=make it fail)
Troops loyal to the general foiled the assassination attempt.
an attempt fails/succeeds 努力成功[失败]
All attempts to find a cure have failed.
寻找疗法的所有努力均告失败。
adjectives
on the first/second etc attempt (also at the first/second etc attempt British EnglishBrE) 第一次/第二次尝试
The car started at the second attempt.
第二次尝试时汽车发动了。
a vain attempt (=one that does not succeed) 徒劳的尝试
They worked through the night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule.
他们彻夜工作，还是没能按时完成。
a desperate attempt (=that involves a lot of effort) 竭尽全力的尝试
Doctors made a desperate attempt to save his life.
医生竭尽全力挽救他的生命。
a deliberate/conscious attempt 有意/刻意的尝试
nHis question was a deliberate attempt to humiliate her.
a serious/genuine attempt 认真/真诚的尝试
nThis is the first serious attempt to tackle the problem.
an unsuccessful/successful attempt 失败/成功的尝试
nan unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the government
an abortive attempt formal (=unsuccessful) 【正式】失败的尝试
nThey made an abortive attempt to keep the company going.
a futile attempt (= certain to fail and not worth doing) 徒劳的尝试
nI jumped up and down in a futile attempt to keep warm.
a doomed attempt (=certain to fail, and causing something very bad to happen) 注定失败的尝试
nHis attempt to reach the Pole was doomed from the beginning.
a brave/bold/gallant/valiant attempt approving (=one that you admire, but that is unsuccessful) 【褒】勇敢〔却失败〕的尝试
nThe previous government made a brave attempt to tackle the problem.
nShe made a valiant attempt to continue playing, but the pain was too much.
a blatant attempt disapproving (=when someone openly tries to do something bad) 【贬】公然的企图
nIt was a blatant attempt to hide the truth.
a final/last attempt 最后的努力[尝试]
nThey made one final attempt to make their marriage work.
a last-ditch attempt (=a final attempt to achieve something before it is too late) 孤注一掷
nNegotiators are making a last-ditch attempt to save the agreement.
NOUN + attempt
a rescue attempt 营救行动
Two firefighters were hurt in the rescue attempt.
两名消防员在营救行动中受伤。
an assassination attempt (=an attempt to kill a leader) 暗杀企图
De Gaulle survived an assassination attempt in 1961.
1961年戴高乐侥幸逃过一次暗杀。
a suicide attempt (=an attempt to kill yourself) 自杀企图
nHe was admitted to hospital after a suicide attempt.
a coup attempt (=an attempt to change the government, usually by force) 政变企图
nThe US helped to crush the coup attempt.
Examples from the Corpus
attempt• It began an attempt to do this in several policy documents.• The government has announced that it will fund an extra 10,000 doctors in an attempt to reduce waiting times for operations.• The climbers will make another attempt to reach the summit today.• It was a deliberate attempt to mislead the voters.• This was an incredible result bearing in mind the general statistics of 98 percent failure rates reported for most dieting attempts.• After four attempts, Mike finally passed his driving test.• a field-goal attempt• Dissent has occurred at times among university students in attempts to radicalise dominant ideas.• They ploughed cash into marketing attempts and even won a prize from the local council.• All my attempts to get the machine working failed miserably.• During a meeting at the Diamond police restrained attempts by loyalist and Catholic youths to break through their fines.• The attempt at adding-machine accuracy shows how serious the priests were about numbering the new saints bound for heaven.• He had been told also, in whispered confidence, that two attempts against the target had failed.
at the first/second etc attempt• However, Tim Flowers' stand-in was up to the shot and knocked the ball down before gathering at the second attempt.• It was clear that the Government were not able to get their legislation right at the first attempt.• Once again he blasted out at the first attempt, reeling back amid a cloud of sand and covering his eyes.• She hoped Daak could get the shuttle in at the first attempt.• The longest he had ever stayed off was six months, at the first attempt.• Then McCaughan saved well from Mulholland before McKeeman flicked Portrush's equaliser over the keeper at the second attempt.• Victory was clinched when Lynn Marriner surged upfield and slipped a pass through to Oehlers who scored at the second attempt.
attempt2 ●●● S2 W2 verb [transitiveT]  
1  TRY TO DO OR GET somethingto try to do something, especially something difficult 试图，尝试，企图
attempt to do something
 In this chapter I will attempt to explain what led up to the revolution.
在这一章里，我想解释一下导致革命的原因。
attempt something
 Weather conditions prevented them from attempting the jump.
天气状况使他们无法尝试跳伞。
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2  attempted murder/suicide/rape etc an act of trying to kill or harm someone, kill yourself etc 谋杀/自杀/强奸未遂等
 He pleaded guilty to attempted murder.
他承认杀人未遂。
Examples from the Corpus
attempted murder/suicide/rape etc• All I care about is solving this murder, I mean this attempted murder.• In summary, therefore, most special aftercare services have had no effect on repetition rates after attempted suicide.• Several forces have also seen very sharp rises in attempted murders.• He was acquitted of rape, attempted murder, administering poison with intent and kidnapping.• We have cured hundreds of people from Chicago, Ill., from gunshot wounds inflicted in attempted murders and robberies.• The suspects were held Wednesday on suspicion of attempted murder, attempted burglary and conspiracy.• Redmond denied attempted murder but admitted wounding with intent.• The charges include the murder of Becky and the attempted murder of Katie in April 1991.
n GRAMMAR: Comparison
attempt
You attempt to do something:
They were attempting to climb the mountain.
You attempt something:
The prisoners attempted an escape.
try
You try to do something:
I tried to call him at home.
In everyday spoken English, you say that you will try and do something (=try to do something):
I will try and call him at home.
If you try something, you taste or experience something for the first time:
I’ve never tried sushi before.
Examples from the Corpus
attempt• Do not attempt any diet without consulting your family doctor or specialist.• A rescue was attempted by Coast Guards, but it was not successful.• No one has attempted this experiment before.• They are attempting to become the first to climb Everest without oxygen tanks.• For instance, the company is attempting to bring Internet access to a mass consumer audience through an agreement with Continental Cablevision.• Some analysts are attempting to discipline the confused setting, primarily by studying what has happened in similar circumstances.• Any prisoner who attempts to escape will be shot.• At the time, ScotRail was also attempting to get through a similar application for the junction at Westerton, outside Glasgow.• Someone had attempted to open the car door.• Vying for your custom, each site attempts to provide something a little different.• These questions are especially germane in comparative research, where the analyst attempts to specify how the structure-function patterns vary between states.• Brown believes the Greys are attempting to speed human evolution and enhance our spirituality by creating humans with some Grey genes.
attempt to do something• The doctoral student was apparently attempting to change a flat tire when his assailant struck.• The police account was that Garcia was shot while struggling with officers who were attempting to disarm him.• Firefighters spent more than eight hours at the scene, damping down the smouldering straw and attempting to discover how the blaze started.• As he attempted to dismount, he seemed to lose strength, and half fell to the ground.• Many studies have attempted to estimate the effect of advertising on sales, but few have established any relationship at all.• He did not attempt to find if the rest of the hibernation system was still in working order.• If you attempt to leave the car, I will kill you.• By what right did it attempt to speak for the parish?
Origin attempt2
(1300-1400) Latin attemptare, from ad- “to” + temptare “to touch, try”
at·tempt1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1attempt2 verb →n GRAMMAR1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 740 COCA: 1227
attempt

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ATTEMPT | ATTEMPT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤successful成功的嘗試▸➤abortive, botched, failed, fruitless, futile, ill-fated, misguided, unsuccessful, vain無結果的／搞砸的／失敗的／沒有結果的／無效的／注定沒好結果的／導向錯誤的／不成功的／徒勞的嘗試◇her vain attempt to save her son's life她挽救兒子生命的徒勞無功之舉➤conscious, deliberate刻意的嘗試▸➤bold, brave, concerted, determined, serious, valiant大膽的嘗試；勇敢的嘗試；共同的努力；堅定的努力；認真的嘗試；英勇的嘗試▸➤blatant公然的企圖▸➤feeble, half-hearted, lame, pathetic, weak勉強的／不盡力的／無能的／可憐的／無力的嘗試◇She smiled at my feeble attempt at humour / humor.見我試圖幽默卻做不到，她笑了。◇I made a half-hearted attempt at cleaning my apartment.我有一搭沒一搭地打掃公寓。➤clumsy, crude笨手笨腳的／草率的嘗試▸➤desperate, frantic, last-ditch奮力的嘗試；不顧一切的努力；最後的嘗試◇a desperate attempt to find survivors拚命尋找幸存者➤repeated反複不斷的努力◇repeated attempts to break through enemy lines突破敵軍防線的多次嘗試➤first首次嘗試◇That's not bad for a first attempt.對首次嘗試來說，這樣的結果是不錯的。➤assassination, coup, escape, rescue, suicide刺殺企圖；政變企圖；逃跑企圖；救援努力；自殺企圖◇Rescue attempts were stopped because of bad weather.救援行動因天氣惡劣而被迫停止。VERB + ATTEMPT➤make嘗試◇She has made no attempt to contact her mother.她沒有嘗試和母親取得聯繫。➤succeed in成功嘗試⋯◇He succeeded in his attempt to break the world record.他如願以償地打破了世界紀錄。➤abandon, fail in, give up放棄嘗試；嘗試失敗；放棄努力◇He abandoned his attempt to reach the summit.他放棄了登頂的努力。➤foil, thwart阻止企圖得逞；阻撓⋯的努力◇Their attempt to break out of prison was foiled.他們越獄的企圖成為泡影。➤resist阻撓企圖◇The board said it would resist any attempt to take control of the company.董事會說將阻止任何接管公司的企圖。ATTEMPT + VERB➤succeed嘗試成功▸➤fail嘗試失敗PREPOSITION➤in an/the attempt企圖⋯；為了⋯◇In an attempt to ward off criticism, the government has made education a priority.為了避免受到批評，政府已決定優先發展教育。➤attempt at試着⋯◇He made a feeble attempt at a smile.他勉強笑了笑。➤attempt by⋯的努力◇an attempt by workers to prevent job losses工人阻止裁員的努力PHRASES➤an attempt on sb's life (= an attempt to kill sb) 殺某人的企圖▸➤at the first, second, etc. attempt, in the first, second, etc. attempt (NAmE) 在第一次、第二次等努力中◇I passed my test at / in the first attempt.我第一次參加考試就通過了。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 740 COCA: 1227
attempt noun
⇨ attempt (an attempt to do sth) ⇨ attack 2 (an attempt on sb's life)attempt verb
⇨ try 1 attempt

noun

attempt ♦︎ effort ♦︎ try ♦︎ go ♦︎ shot ♦︎ stabThese are all words for an act of trying to do sth, especially sth difficult. 这些词均表示尝试、试图。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an attempt / a try / a go / a shot / a stab at sth◆an attempt / effort to do sth◆in an attempt / effort to do sth◆a first / last / good attempt / effort / try / go / shot / stab◆a serious attempt / effort / go / shot◆a / an valiant / brave / feeble / unsuccessful attempt / effort / stab◆to have a try / go / shot / stab◆to make an attempt / an effort / a stab◆to give sth a try / go / shot◆to take a shot / stab at sth◆to be worth a try / go / shot / stab■ attempt [countable, uncountable] an act of trying to do sth, especially sth difficult, often with no success; an act of trying to do better than sth, such as a good performance in sport （常常不成功的）企图，试图，尝试；（为超越某事物的）尝试，努力◆Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs.为削减费用，关闭了两家工厂。◆The couple made several attempts at a compromise.这对夫妇几次试图和解。◆They made no attempt to escape.他们没有企图逃跑。◆I passed my driving test at the first attempt.我考汽车驾驶执照一次就通过了。◆The previous attempt on the world record was abandoned last year due to bad weather.上一次试图冲击世界纪录是在去年，因天气恶劣而取消了。  see also attempt ⇨ try verb 1 ■ effort [countable] an act of trying to do sth, especially sth difficult that needs energy or determination 艰难的尝试；试图；尽力◆I'll make a special effort to finish on time this week.我会加倍努力争取本周完成。◆I didn't really feel like going out, but I'm glad I made the effort.我当时并不很想出去，不过我很庆幸还是出去了。◆The local clubs are making every effort to interest more young people.地方俱乐部正在尽一切努力吸引更多的年轻人。◆Despite our best efforts, we didn't manage to win the game.尽管我们尽了最大的努力，却没能赢得这场比赛。NOTE 辨析 Attempt or effort?In many cases you can use either word. 在许多情况下这两个词可以通用◆They met once more in an attempt / effort to find a solution.他们再次会面，试图找到解决办法。 Attempt often emphasizes the event or action involved in trying to do or achieve sth. * attempt常强调尝试中所涉及的事件或行动◆a coup / assassination / suicide attempt政变／刺杀／自杀的企图◆a coup/assassination/suicide effort Effort especially emphasizes the work or energy that sb puts into trying to do sth. * effort尤其强调尝试中所付出的劳动或精力◆a great / enormous / strenuous effort巨大／艰苦的努力◆a great/enormous/strenuous attempt ■ try [countable, usually singular] (rather informal) an act of trying to do sth, especially sth which you think may not be successful （认为可能不成功的）尝试，努力◆I don't think I'll be any good at tennis, but I'll give it a try.我认为我网球不会打得好，但是我会试一试。◆I doubt they'll be able to help, but it's worth a try (= worth asking them).我不敢肯定他们能帮上忙，但是不妨一试。◆Never mind－it was a good try.没关系－那是一次不错的尝试。◆ (NAmE) The US negotiators decided to make another try at reaching a settlement.美方谈判者决定再作一番努力，力求达成和解。  see also try ⇨ try verb 1 ■ go [countable] (BrE, rather informal) a try 尝试；努力◆You should have a go at answering all the questions.你应该试着回答所有的问题。◆It took three goes to get it right.试了三次才把它弄好。■ shot [countable, usually singular] (informal) an attempt to do or achieve sth 尝试；努力◆The team are looking good for a shot at the title.看来这个队夺冠的势头不错。◆Just give it your best shot (= try as hard as you can) and you'll be fine.只要尽自己最大的努力，你就会有好的结果。■ stab [countable, usually singular] (informal) an attempt to do sth, especially sth that you are not very experienced or skilled at doing （尤指欠缺经验或技能的）尝试，企图◆I've always enjoyed acting, but I'd like to have a stab at directing one day.我一直很乐于做演员，但也想将来有一天试试做导演。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 740 COCA: 1227
attempt
An attempt to do something: attempt, effort, struggle...
General words for crimes: crime, case, count...
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