attempt
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ə'tem(p)t]
- 美式音标 [əˈtɛmpt]
- 国际音标 [ə'tempt]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 企图,试图;攻击
- vt. 企图,试图;尝试
词源解说
- 15世纪初期进入英语,直接源自古法语的attempter,意为试图;最初源自拉丁语的attemptare:ad (去) + temptare (尝试),意为尝试。
词根记忆
- at(表加强) + tempt(诱惑,考验)→试图引诱别人→尝试
- at(表加强) + tempt(尝试)→尝试,试图
- at(表加强) + tempt(诱惑)→试图引诱别人→尝试,试图
- at(表加强) + tempt(诱惑)→尝试;努力
- at(加强) + tempt(尝试)→尝试,试图
- at(表加强) + tempt(尝试)→试图,尝试
用法辨析
- attempt的基本意思是“尝试”,指某人需要很大的勇气第一次做一次具体的努力或尝试做事的艰难过程,它只强调动作实际开始,其结果可能成功,也可能失败,往往带有“妄图”的意味。
- attempt后可接名词、代词、动词不定式或动名词作宾语,动词不定式或动名词作宾语所表达的意思几乎相同,但由于习惯,用不定式时较多些。
- attempt比较正式,多用于书面语。
- attempt的过去分词attempted在句中可用作定语。
- attempt的基本意思是“尝试”,引申可表示“企图”,是可数名词。
- attempt在句中可用作主语或宾语,其后也可接动词不定式作定语。
- attempt后面也可以接介词at引起的短语,表示“在…方面的试图”,偶尔也可接介词on或upon,表示“试图做…”。
- attempt后可加不定式,如attempt to do,也可加介词和动名词勾结,如attempt at doing,不过习惯上,不定式的用法更为普遍;
- 作为名词时,attempt是指可数的尝试,要注意不能随便省略掉冠词an,如make an attempt。也可以说an attempt to do it和an attempt at doing it,或者是不用冠词,如make little attempt,without attempt;
v. (动词)
n. (名词)
英汉例句
- He attempted the exam but failed.
他试图通过考试但失败了。 - We'll attempt to solve the problem.
我们将努力解决这个问题。 - We'll attempt solving the problem.
我们将努力解决这个问题。 - News of the attempted deal soon leaked out.
企图进行这项交易的消息不久泄漏出来。 - Further attempts are being made at solving this problem.
正在做进一步的尝试以解决这个问题。
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
S+~+to- v
S+~+ v -ing
其他: v -ed as Attrib.
用作名词 (n.)
词组短语
- attempt sb 's life 企图杀害某人
- attempt arduously 艰苦地尝试
- attempt brutally 严峻地尝试
- attempt charitably 慷慨地尝试
- attempt covertly 秘密地尝试
- attempt creditably 值得称赞地尝试
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
~+副词
英英字典
- to try to do something, especially something difficult
- the act of trying to do something, especially something difficult
- an act of trying to score a goal in a game of football
- If you attempt to do something, especially something difficult, you try to do it.
- If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success.
- An attempt on someone's life is an attempt to kill them.
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专业释义
- 尝试
It is not only an attempt to theory discussion, but also the need of practice.
这不仅是理论探讨的尝试,也是工作实践的需要。法学
- 犯罪未遂
Guilty of this crime is a behavior, an attempt to commit this crime there.
本罪属行为犯,本罪存在犯罪未遂。文学
- 尝试
The essay is an attempt to study the horror element restricted in the esthetic field.
本论文尝试着把恐怖元素放入儿童文学的美学视野中进行探讨。动力与电气工程
- 企图
- 试图
- 尝试连结