英:[əˈtempt]
美:[əˈtempt]
英:[əˈtempt]
美:[əˈtempt]
at·tempt
tempt
attempts, attempting, attempted
verb
transitive verb
to make an effort to do, accomplish, solve, or effect
He attempted to swim the swollen river.
archaic tempt
archaic to try to subdue or take by force : attack
noun
the act or an instance of trying to do or accomplish something : an act or instance of attempting something They made an attempt [=tried] to be helpful.often: an unsuccessful effort a suicide attempt
She failed the test on her first attempt but passed on her second attempt.
something resulting from or representing an attempt
… surrounded by lemon trees and a few attempts at rose bushes.—Marian Engel
attack, assault
an attempt on the life of the president
attempt at企图,努力;尝试
attempt to do something努力...;试图...
attempt to do尝试去做
attempt the impossible想做做不到的事;缘木求鱼
make an attempt试图
这组词都有“试图,努力,力图”的意思,其区别是:
attempt较正式用词,侧重已经开始,且希望完成,但常隐含着不一定有预期的结果。
strive和endeavour一样,表示付出巨大努力,但strive侧重劳累与紧张,而不强调努力的结果。
endeavour正式用词,指尽最大努力、认真地克服困难去做某事。
try普通用词,可与attempt换用,但强调努力或尝试,后跟不定式表示努力或争取;后跟动名词表示尝试。
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14世纪晚期,“寻求或尝试做,努力执行”,源自古法语 atempter(14世纪),早期为 atenter “尝试,试验”(现代法语 attenter),源自拉丁语 attemptare “尝试,试验; 篡改,试图影响; 攻击,袭击”(源头还包括意大利语 attentare,古普罗旺斯语,葡萄牙语 attentar,西班牙语 atentar),源自 ad “向,朝”(见 ad-)和 temptare “尝试”(见 tempt)。相关词汇: Attempted; attempting。
试跳
试做
试射
试登
试举
预赛
未遂犯
Verb and Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French attempter, from Latin attemptare, from ad- + temptare to touch, try — more at tempt
The first known use of attempt was in the 14th century
attempt1 of 2verb
to try to do or perform
attempt an escape
to make an effort : try
attempt to solve the problem
attempt2 of 2noun
the act or an instance of attemptingespecially: an unsuccessful effort
attack entry 2 sense 1
an attempt on the president's life
attempt1 of 2verb
to try to do or perform
attempt an escape
to make an effort : try
attempt to solve the problem
attempt2 of 2noun
the act or an instance of attemptingespecially: an unsuccessful effort
attack entry 2 sense 1
an attempt on the president's life
1 Tiberius answered..that his troops were not yet fit to attempt the task.
2 I discussed Dante's prior diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder following the attempted murder of his mother in my oral argument before the Mississippi Supreme Court.
3 “That photo sucks even more,” Hudson says, after another attempt.
4 With five people holding her down, she was able to fight off all attempts to force the tube into her mouth and down her throat.
5 Instead I now stayed indoors, engrossed in attempting to master the Monopoly game, form English words with Boggle and figure out how the various toys worked, by meticulously taking them apart and reassembling them again.
6 Coworkers got used to finding Mary standing quietly at their desks, enlisting them in her latest attempt to apply the engineer’s values of discipline, order, and progress to the social sphere.
7 It is unclear if the motive was the Germans’ nationality or their attempt to organize at the mine.
8 When the lad cried out that he would never be left behind, that he scorned life in comparison with death in so glorious an attempt, Nisus felt only grief and dismay.
9 Mark almost dropped the workpad in his attempt to keep his balance.
10 The turtle stopped at the entrance to the straits and glared at them balefully, but it made no attempt to follow.
11 Germany attacks and attempt is saved and cleared away by Australian defenders.
德国队进攻,他们的球被澳大利亚队防守救起并解围.
12 On the track, where he won races as prestigious as the 1896 Belmont Stakes, Hastings deliberately rammed and attempted to maul his competitors.
13 Many of the fans, eager to let Riddle know how they felt about the scratching of a week before, attempted to drown out any cheering with lusty howls.
14 We take facts so much for granted that there have been few attempts to write their history, and none of them satisfactory.
15 He was, perhaps, genuinely attempting to enlist my help.
16 Most often the escape attempts were straightforward and totally ineffective—they tried to climb the fence.
17 I know she’s right, but I'm uncertain, uneasy about participating in another attempt at resistance.
18 Darkclaw sided with them while trying to placate the others, attempting to keep a foot in either camp, should it come to a vote.
19 “What?” he bellowed, writhing in his attempts to free himself from Ron’s grip.
20 There have been repeated attempts to bomb it to bits and it’s not really a secret.
2 意图
attempted calculated design eye purpose spirit aim intention intent animus intend calculate so that may in view
3 试图做
4 试图夺取
5 克服
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6 攻击
attack offensive offence descent hit strike belabour aggressive assailant assault offense onset hawk charge beset assail set at have a tilt at pound away at turn arms against turn upon lump polemic onrush fall insult blitz turn lay hands on draw sword against have a go at turn the heat on weigh into hoe into come for start on light into onslaught get jump thrust claw bombard subvert pummel lay about pitch into go for set on go at set upon tear into have a go carve up striking thunder-and-lightning onfall pass aggression fling zap gang-up set pounce declaim aggress oppugn sick hammer damn whip batter tilt slap scuff impugn controvert affrontive excursion gangup push nick hop clobber belabor slam-bang fall on board of have a fling at waltz into lift hand against lace into dust up get claws into have at lay at
7 射门
8 引诱
training attraction temptation solicitation palaver allure beckon court train desire attract toll tempt lure dangle seduce decoy wile accost George inveigle trepan
10 诱惑
tempting siren alluring seductive invitation bait lure temptation snare pitfall solicitation seduction debauchery allurement come-hither entoil win attract charm tempt mash betray solicit allure pervert ensnare beguile tole inveigle civil occasion
11 尝试
go try fly crack bid essay bash endeavour whack assay foray a bite at the cherry try for size give a whirl approach taste have a go shot trial shy stab whirl adventure chance seek undertake take a crack at have a stab at have a shy at have a crack at have a fling at take a fling at have a whack at hazard have a go at sortie sample make a stab at give a go play around with experiment tilt introduce have a go at at doing have a go at doing effort push pop give foretaste try hand take a stab at have a bash have a smack at take a whack at attempt to
12 企图
bid essay offer purpose push counsel endeavor try design seek propose undertake propose to oneself to thought Bid animus think tilt stab mean aim meaning shy undertaking assay stagger smite contemplation incubation pretence rede intendment nisus conatus birl imagine intend contemplate meditate contrive game enterprise deception devise go upon eye Will compass have a fling at take a fling at have a bash
14 未遂
15 觊觎
17 试图
shot essay seek crack endeavor try effort with an eye to doing with an eye to to doing have a go at at doing have a go at doing have a go go stab mean offer swing buck assay smite frame lay mint pretend have a fling at attempt to
18 努力
try effort pain push fly struggle bid bother sweat endeavour exertion scrabble vigour botheration strain strive labour exert bust chops hard strenuous cost application drive aim Bid doing be at pains at a stretch shot crack labours exert yourself apply yourself concerted gear bust a gut doing do bust a gut doing to do bust a gut arduous exertive work start endeavor stab diligence hustle tug stagger intension paroxysm nisus conation conatus study apply strike stretch fend hump heave seventh inning touch
19 努力尝试