- [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失败了，但发布会仍将继续进行。 Why have repeated attempts to find a permanent solution to the problem failed ? 为什么一再试图找到永久解决问题的办法都失败了？ They were frustrated in their attempts to get an explanation. 他们试图得到一个解释，但失败了。 He has failed in three previous attempts to win the world title. 他之前三次试图赢得世界冠军的努力都失败了。 - 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. 他们因试图解决问题而受到表扬。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failureb2That'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，人们不顾一切地试图找到事故幸存者。 They were arrested after a failed coup attempt. 他们在一次未遂政变后被捕。 She smiled at my feeble attempt at humour/humor. 见我试图幽默却做不到，她笑了。 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
- …
- [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/自杀企图
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
- [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 创世界纪录的尝试
- [countable] attempt (at something)
a thing that you produce as a result of trying to make or achieve something 杀人企图 She picked her first attempt at a letter out of the bin. 她第一次试着从垃圾箱里拿出一封信。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French attempter, from Latin attemptare, from ad- ‘to’ + temptare ‘to tempt’.