attempt

/əˈtempt/ v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

试图;尝试

释义与例句

v. 试图;尝试
to try to do something, especially something difficult
  1. He attempted to repair the engine himself.
    他试图自己修理发动机。
  2. The climbers attempted the route despite the poor weather.
    尽管天气恶劣,登山者仍尝试走这条路线。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She attempted to remain calm during the interview.
    面试期间她努力保持冷静。

词源与构词

经古法语 atempter 源自拉丁语 attemptare,由 ad- 和 temptare(尝试、试探)构成。

记忆钩子 attempt to do 不表示已经成功;manage to do 才明确表示“设法做成了”。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • attempted 未遂的;试图的
    常作形容词用于 attempted robbery(抢劫未遂)等正式或法律语境。
同义词
  • try 尝试;试图
    try 是日常通用词;attempt 更正式,常暗示事情困难或不一定成功。
    Try to get enough sleep before the examination. 考试前尽量保证充足睡眠。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • manage 设法做成;应付
    attempt to do 只表示尝试,结果未知;manage to do 表示经过努力后成功做到。
    Despite the delay, we managed to arrive on time. 尽管有延误,我们还是设法准时到达了。
常见搭配
  • attempt to do 试图做某事
    They attempted to cross the river at night. 他们试图在夜里过河。
  • attempt a task 尝试完成任务
    Only experienced researchers should attempt this task. 只有经验丰富的研究人员才应尝试这项任务。
  • repeatedly attempt 反复尝试
    The researchers repeatedly attempted to reproduce the result. 研究人员反复尝试重现这一结果。