attempt
/əˈtempt/
v.
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
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He attempted to repair the engine himself.
他试图自己修理发动机。
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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
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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。
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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。
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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。