词组 | attempt |
释义 | attempt /əˈtempt/ noun an act of trying to do somethingadjectivesan unsuccessful/failed/abortive attempt All attempts to find a cure have been unsuccessful. | There was an abortive attempt by a Hollywood director to make Gibson’s book into a film (=one that does not succeed, with the result that you have to give up).a vain attempt (=that does not succeed) The teacher made a vain attempt to separate the two boys.a doomed/futile attempt (=certain to fail) His attempt to reach the Pole was doomed from the beginning. | I jumped up and down in a futile attempt to keep warm (= certain to fail and not worth doing).a brave/bold/valiant attempt (=one that you admire, but that is unsuccessful) She made a valiant attempt to continue playing, but the pain was too much. | The project is making a bold attempt to change the lives of young gang members (=a good attempt to do something difficult).a botched attempt (=an attempt with many mistakes) They had to call a plumber after their botched attempt to fix the problem themselves.a successful attempt The writer has made a successful attempt at showing the panic the characters felt.a determined/deliberate/conscious attempt This was a deliberate attempt to mislead the public.a concerted attempt (=in which people work together in a determined way) The party has made a concerted attempt to have more women candidates.a serious/genuine attempt This is the first serious attempt to tackle the problem.a desperate/frantic attempt Doctors made a desperate attempt to save his life.a feeble/weak attempt She ignored David’s feeble attempt at humour.a half-hearted attempt (=not trying hard, because you do not think you can succeed) She made a half-hearted attempt to mop up the spilled milk.a clumsy/crude attempt (=a badly done attempt) A child’s first clumsy attempts at writing soon improve.a blatant attempt (=an obvious attempt to do something bad) It was a blatant attempt to hide the truth.a final/last attempt The deal is a final attempt to save 5,000 jobs.a last-ditch attempt (=a final attempt to achieve something before it is too late) Negotiators are making a last-ditch attempt to save the agreement.repeated attempts I made repeated attempts to contact her, but without success.Ways of saying that an attempt is unsuccessfulAttempts are often unsuccessful. As well as using unsuccessful, you can also say that someone makes a vain attempt to do something, or that someone’s attempt is in vain. You can also say that an attempt is doomed, when you know it has no chance of success, and something bad is likely to happen as a result. If an attempt is futile, it seems pointless because you know it will not succeed.verbsmake an attempt She made several attempts to escape.abandon/give up an attempt The climbers had to give up their attempt to reach the summit. | The weather forced him to abandon his attempt to fly around the world in a hot-air balloon.fail in an attempt He failed in his attempt to set a new Olympic record.succeed in an attempt The 16-year-old succeeded in his attempt to sail across the Atlantic Ocean.foil/thwart an attempt formal (=make it fail) Alert passengers foiled his attempt to set off a bomb on the airplane.an attempt fails/succeeds All attempts to find a cure have failed.nouns + attempta rescue attempt Two firefighters were hurt in the rescue attempt.an assassination attempt (=an attempt to kill a leader) A bodyguard was wounded in an assassination attempt on the president.an escape attempt The prisoner has made two previous escape attempts.a suicide attempt (=an attempt to kill yourself) He was admitted to hospital after a suicide attempt.a coup attempt (=an attempt to change the government, usually by force) The rebels left the country after the failed coup attempt.prepositionson the first/second etc attempt also at the first/second etc attempt BrE They reached the top of the mountain on their second attempt.an attempt at sth She made an attempt at a smile.in an attempt to do sth She began to run in an attempt to get away.despite sb’s attempts The engine refused to start despite all our attempts to make it work. |
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