at·tempt
noun OPAL S
/əˈtempt/
/əˈtempt/
- [countable, uncountable] an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult, often with no success
企图；试图；尝试 - I passed my driving test at the first attempt.
我考汽车驾驶执照时一次就通过了。 - attempt to do something They made no attempt to escape.
他们没有企图逃跑。 - The launch will go ahead despite the failure of previous attempts to create an online business.
尽管之前创建在线业务的尝试均以失败告终，但此次推出仍将继续进行。 - Why have repeated attempts to find a permanent solution to the problem failed ?
为什么多次尝试寻找永久解决问题的办法都失败了？ - They were frustrated in their attempts to get an explanation.
他们在寻求解释的过程中感到沮丧。 - He has failed in three previous attempts to win the world title.
他此前曾三次尝试赢得世界冠军，但均以失败告终。 - in an attempt to do something Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs.
为削减费用，关闭了两家工厂。 - attempt at something The couple made an unsuccessful attempt at a compromise.
这对夫妇试图和解但未成功。 - attempt at doing something They were praised for making an attempt at solving the problem.
他们因尝试解决问题而受到赞扬。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failureb2- That's not bad for a first attempt.
对首次尝试来说，这样的结果是不错的。 - Rescue attempts were stopped because of bad weather.
救援行动因天气恶劣而被迫停止。 - In an attempt to ward off criticism, the government has made education a priority.
为了避免受到批评，政府已决定优先发展教育。 - She has made no attempt to contact her mother.
她没有尝试和母亲取得联系。 - The board said it would resist any attempt to take control of the company.
董事会说将阻止任何接管公司的企图。 - Their attempt to break out of prison was foiled.
他们越狱的企图成为泡影。 - her vain attempt to save her son's life
她挽救儿子生命的徒劳无功之举 - Last night there was a desperate attempt to reach survivors of the accident.
昨晚，人们拼命地试图联系事故的幸存者。 - They were arrested after a failed coup attempt.
他们在政变未遂后被捕。 - She smiled at my feeble attempt at humour.
她对我微弱的幽默尝试微笑。 - I made a half-hearted attempt at cleaning my apartment.
我有一搭没一搭地打扫公寓。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- successful
- abortive
- botched
- …
- make
- succeed in
- abandon
- …
- succeed
- fail
- in an/the attempt
- attempt at
- attempt by
- …
- an attempt on somebody’s life
- at the first, second, etc. attempt
- in the first, second, etc. attempt
- …
- I passed my driving test at the first attempt.
- [countable] an act of trying to kill somebody
杀人企图 - attempt on somebody/sb’s life Someone has made an attempt on the president's life.
有人企图刺杀总统。 - an assassination attempt
一次暗杀企图 - a murder/suicide attempt
谋杀/自杀未遂
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- successful
- abortive
- botched
- …
- make
- succeed in
- abandon
- …
- succeed
- fail
- in an/the attempt
- attempt at
- attempt by
- …
- an attempt on somebody’s life
- at the first, second, etc. attempt
- in the first, second, etc. attempt
- …
- attempt on somebody/sb’s life Someone has made an attempt on the president's life.
- [countable] attempt (on something) an effort to do better than something, such as a very good performance in sport
（为超越某事物的）尝试，努力 - his attempt on the world land speed record
他为创造陆上速度世界纪录所作的尝试 - a world-record attempt
尝试打破世界纪录
Wordfinder- adrenaline
- adventure
- attempt
- challenge
- enthusiasm
- escapade
- excitement
- explore
- kick
- thrill
- his attempt on the world land speed record
- [countable] attempt (at something) a thing that you produce as a result of trying to make or achieve something
尝试的结果；努力争取的结果 - She picked her first attempt at a letter out of the bin.
她从垃圾箱里捡回了她写的信的初稿。
- She picked her first attempt at a letter out of the bin.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French attempter, from Latin attemptare, from ad- ‘to’ + temptare ‘to tempt’.