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attempt

释义

attempt

noun countable

UK /əˈtempt/

Word Forms

singular	attempt
plural	attempts

1
an effort to do something
one last desperate attempt
The government has made no attempt to avert the crisis.
attempt on:
an attempt on the world record
attempt at:
It’s his fourth attempt at flying a balloon around the world solo.
an attempt to do something:
Their spokesperson has rejected all our attempts to talk to him.
Synonyms and related words
An attempt to do something
attempt
effort
struggle
Collocates
Adjectives frequently used with attempt
▪ abortive, botched, desperate, doomed, failed, feeble, fruitless, futile, half-hearted, unsuccessful, vain
2
an illegal act, such as an attack on someone, that is unsuccessful
a burglary/robbery/escape/kidnap attempt
an assassination/murder/suicide attempt
an attempt on someone’s life:
an unsuccessful attempt on the President’s life
Synonyms and related words
General words for crimes
crime
case
count

attempt

noun countable

US /əˈtempt/

Word Forms

singular	attempt
plural	attempts

1
an effort to do something
one last desperate attempt
The government has made no attempt to avert the crisis.
attempt on:
an attempt on the world record
attempt at:
It’s his fourth attempt at flying a balloon around the world alone.
an attempt to do something:
Their spokesperson has rejected all our attempts to talk to him.
Synonyms and related words
An attempt to do something
attempt
effort
struggle
Collocates
Adjectives frequently used with attempt
▪ abortive, botched, desperate, doomed, failed, feeble, fruitless, futile, half-hearted, unsuccessful, vain
2
an illegal act, such as an attack on someone, that is unsuccessful
a burglary/robbery/escape/kidnap attempt
an assassination/murder/suicide attempt
an attempt on someone’s life:
an unsuccessful attempt on the President’s life
Synonyms and related words
General words for crimes
crime
case
count

attempt

verb transitive

UK /əˈtempt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	attempt
he/she/it	attempts
present participle	attempting
past tense	attempted
past participle	attempted

1
to try to do something
They are attempting a climb up the mountain’s north face.
Few people knew that she had once attempted suicide.
attempt to do something:
The book attempts to explain the origins of the war.
Synonyms and related words
To try hard to do or get something
work
strive
try

attempt

verb transitive

US /əˈtempt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	attempt
he/she/it	attempts
present participle	attempting
past tense	attempted
past participle	attempted

1
to try to do something
They are attempting a climb up the mountain’s north face.
Few people knew that she had once attempted suicide.
attempt to do something:
The book attempts to explain the origins of the war.
Synonyms and related words
To try hard to do or get something
try
work
strive

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