
好词典

源自拉丁语 'attemptare',意为‘尝试’或‘试验’,后经古法语 'attempter' 进入英语。
❶ 尝试或努力去做某事,通常指有一定难度或挑战的事情,可能成功也可能失败。
“She attempted to climb the mountain despite the bad weather.”
(尽管天气恶劣,她还是尝试攀登那座山。)
“He attempted to solve the math problem but couldn't find the answer.”
(他尝试解决那道数学题,但没能找到答案。)
❶ 尝试或努力的行为,通常指为了实现某个目标而采取的行动,可能成功也可能失败。
“His first attempt at baking a cake was a disaster.”
(他第一次尝试烤蛋糕时搞得一团糟。)
“The athlete made three attempts to clear the high jump bar.”
(那位运动员尝试了三次跳过横杆。)
attempt to — 表示尝试做某事,通常用于正式或书面语境中。
“He will attempt to finish the report by Friday.”
(他会尝试在周五之前完成报告。)
make an attempt — 指做出尝试或努力,常用于描述为实现目标而采取的行动。
“She made an attempt to learn Spanish before her trip.”
(她在旅行前尝试学习西班牙语。)