| 单词 | attempts |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔BABY〕Government attempts to encourage family planning have failed in many parts of the third world. 在第三世界的许多地区政府鼓励计划生育的尝试都失败了。朗文写作活用〔CHARACTER〕Her constant attempts to justify her actions tell the reader a lot about her emotional make-up. 她不断试图为自己的行为辩护，这就使读者对她的情感特质有许多的了解。朗文写作活用〔COPY〕His music attempts to ape classical styles, but the results are not very original. 他的音乐想模仿古典风格，但结果却不具原创性。朗文写作活用〔Christian name〕Despite my attempts to get him to call me by my Christian name he insisted on addressing me as 'Mr Kennedy'.虽然我一再让他叫我的教名，可他执意称我为“肯尼迪先生”。柯林斯高阶〔Christian name〕Despite my attempts to get him to call me by my Christian name, he insisted on addressing me as 'Mr Kennedy'.虽然我试着想让他叫我的教名, 但他坚持叫我“肯尼迪先生”。外研社新世纪〔DIFFERENT〕What distinguishes this approach from previous attempts to deal with HIV? 这种治疗方法与以前治疗艾滋病病毒的方法有何不同之处？朗文写作活用〔FAIL〕Lamont's attempts to prop up the pound were a complete fiasco. 拉蒙特想把英镑撑住的努力彻底失败了。朗文写作活用〔FORBID〕Attempts to outlaw abortion have so far been unsuccessful. 通过法律禁止堕胎的尝试到目前为止尚未能成功。朗文写作活用〔FUNNY〕Our attempts at dancing were hilarious - we all kept tripping over each other. 我们努力跳舞时的举动真是笑死人了，我们一直相互绊来绊去的。朗文写作活用〔MAKE FUN OF〕The press mocked his attempts to appeal to young voters. 报界嘲笑他试图讨好年轻的选民。朗文写作活用〔NOT〕The play attempts to blend high tragedy with comedy, but just ends up being neither one thing nor the other. 这出戏试图把很悲情的悲剧和喜剧结合在一起，结果变得什么都不是。朗文写作活用〔OFTEN〕Massieu remains a free man, despite repeated attempts to arrest him on murder and drug charges. 马西厄依然是个自由人，尽管警方多次试图以谋杀和吸毒的罪名逮捕他。朗文写作活用〔POPULAR〕Most attempts to popularise science and technology have failed. 普及科学技术的努力多数是失败的。朗文写作活用〔PROVE〕This is an interesting hypothesis, but all attempts to validate it have so far failed. 这是一个有趣的假设，但到目前为止，所有要证明它的努力均告失败。朗文写作活用〔Philo Judaeus〕Alexandrian Jewish philosopher known for his attempts to reconcile religious faith and philosophical reason.斐洛·尤迪厄斯：亚历山大时期犹太哲学家，以其试图调和宗教信仰和哲学推理的矛盾而闻名美国传统〔RECORD〕Attempts to document social problems in some parts of the country had been difficult. 要纪实性地反映该国有些地区的社会问题一直很困难。朗文写作活用〔REJECT〕She rebuffed all my attempts to make things up between us, till eventually my patience snapped. 她断然拒绝我想与之和好的一切努力，到最后我突然失去了耐心。朗文写作活用〔RISK〕Many refugees risk death or arrest in their attempts to flee persecution. 许多难民冒着死亡或被捕的危险设法逃脱迫害。朗文写作活用〔SPY〕Police attempts to infiltrate neo-Nazi groups have been largely unsuccessful. 警方潜入新纳粹组织的行动基本上没有成功。朗文写作活用〔STOP〕Attempts to muzzle the country's media have failed. 压制国内媒体的企图失败了。朗文写作活用〔SURFACE〕There were many unsuccessful attempts to climb the North Face of Mount Everest. 有许多人试图攀登珠穆朗玛峰北坡，但都未能成功。朗文写作活用〔TRY〕All my attempts to get the machine working failed miserably. 我费尽力气想让这台机器运转起来，可惜却失败了。朗文写作活用〔TRY〕Any prisoner who attempts to escape will be shot. 任何企图越狱的囚犯都会遭到枪击。朗文写作活用〔WORSE〕Attempts by the UK government to prop up the pound on the exchange markets degenerated into chaos. 英国政府试图在外汇市场上抬升英镑，结果演变成混乱。朗文写作活用〔WRONG〕It was another of his misguided attempts to save money. 他想省钱，但又一次好心办了坏事。朗文写作活用〔abandon〕They abandoned their attempts to escape.他们放弃了逃跑的尝试。英汉大词典〔abortive〕There were a number of abortive attempts to assassinate the president.有过几次刺杀总统的失败尝试。外研社新世纪〔adventurer〕One that attempts to gain wealth and social position by unscrupulous means.投机取巧者：用不正当手段谋求财富及社会地位者美国传统〔alarmist〕A person who needlessly alarms or attempts to alarm others, as by inventing or spreading false or exaggerated rumors of impending danger or catastrophe.大惊小怪者；危言耸听者：不必要地进行警告或试图警告别人的人，如对即将来临的危险、灾难加以捏造或传播虚假夸张的谣言美国传统〔alibi〕A form of defense whereby a defendant attempts to prove that he or she was elsewhere when the crime in question was committed.不在犯罪现场：一种辩护形式，被告人以此试图证明他或她在所审议的犯罪发生之时在其它地方美国传统〔alley-oop〕A play in which a pass is lobbed above the basket and a player jumps up and attempts to catch the ball and score before returning to the floor.空中灌篮：越过球篮的高空传球，球员跃起接球并在落到地面前扣篮得分美国传统〔assort〕This summary attempts to assort the thinking of these critics.小结尝试把这些批评家的想法分类。外研社新世纪〔attempt〕Chelsea had several attempts on goal in the first 15 minutes.切尔西队在开场15分钟内就有好几次射门。剑桥高阶〔attempt〕I have made two serious attempts on my life.我曾两次真的企图自杀。外研社新世纪〔attempt〕Rescue attempts were stopped because of bad weather.救援行动因天气恶劣而被迫停止。牛津搭配〔attempt〕The book attempts to explain the origins of the war.这本书试图阐述这场战争的源起。麦克米伦高阶〔attempt〕The book attempts to prove that they were not guilty.这本书试图证明他们无罪。韦氏高阶〔attempt〕There were several attempts on her life.有人几次试图杀她。外研社新世纪〔attract〕Their attempts to attract the support of peasants and workers failed.他们试图吸引农民和工人支持，但没有成功。麦克米伦高阶〔at〕His first attempts at a solution were not successful.他头几次响试解决没有成功。文馨英汉〔avail〕My attempts to improve the situation were of little/no avail.我竭力扭转局面，但是收效甚微／徒劳无功。剑桥高阶〔bag〕In their attempts to be original they have pretty well exhausted their bag of tricks.他们企图标新立异,但已使尽花招。英汉大词典〔bait〕When she attempts to make you feel guilty, don't take the bait.当她企图使你觉得愧疚的时候, 可别中圈套。外研社新世纪〔beleaguered〕There have been seven coup attempts against the beleaguered government.风雨飘摇的政府已经遭到七次未遂政变的 打击。外研社新世纪〔block〕The new rules would effectively block protesters' attempts to assert their rights.新法规将有效地遏止抗议者维权的企图。牛津搭配〔bounce〕Attempts have been made to bounce member states into decisions with major financial implications.已经努力迫使成员国制定具有重大金融意义的决策。柯林斯高阶〔branch out〕Despite the actor's regular attempts to branch out, he's become forever associated with a single character type.虽然这个男演员经常尝试拓展戏路, 但他已经永远和一种角色类型联系在了一起。外研社新世纪〔break〕Attempts must be made to break down the barriers of fear and hostility which divide the two communities.必须设法消除造成这两个社区不和的恐惧和敌意。牛津高阶〔bring someone to〕All attempts at persuasion could not bring her to approve of her son's marriage.一切劝说工作都不能使她同意儿子的婚事。21世纪英汉〔cause〕Attempts to limit family size among some minorities are likely to cause problems.试图对某些少数民族实行计划生育有可能引发一些问题。外研社新世纪〔character〕She showed real character in her attempts to win over the crowd.她在努力获取群众支持的过程中展示了真正的品德。外研社新世纪〔choke off〕Attempts have been made to choke off debate on the issue.有人试图阻止大家对这个问题的讨论。韦氏高阶〔click out〕Often, attempts to click out of the site only serve to launch yet another ad window.想按键离开这个网站经常导致另一个新的广告窗口被打开。剑桥高阶〔compromise〕Fresh attempts at compromise with the legislature were also on the agenda.向立法机关寻求妥协的新尝试也在日程表上。朗文当代〔conciliate〕The company's attempts to conciliate the strikers have failed.公司安抚罢工者的尝试失败了。韦氏高阶〔conciliate〕This revulsion against war underpinned attempts at conciliating Hitler in Europe.在欧洲, 这种强烈的反战情绪从根本上安抚了希特勒的战争欲。外研社新世纪〔correlate〕Attempts to correlate specific language functions with particular parts of the brain have not advanced very far.人们试图把特定的语言功能与大脑的某些特定部位联系起来，这一努力目前还没有取得很大进展。柯林斯高阶〔correlate〕Attempts will be made to correlate our findings with various environmental factors.将会设法检验我们的调查结果和各种环境因素是否有联系。麦克米伦高阶〔craft〕There have been many attempts to craft a permanent peace settlement.已经有过许多尝试去精心制定一个永久的和平解决办法。麦克米伦高阶〔cringe-making〕Then there were his cringe-making attempts at humour.接着他想幽默一下，结果反而让人难堪。剑桥高阶〔cross-breed〕Unfortunately attempts to crossbreed it with other potatoes have been unsuccessful.不幸的是，将它与其他土豆品种杂交的尝试均告失败。柯林斯高阶〔dead end〕Negotiators have reached a dead end in their attempts to find a peaceful solution.谈判者希望找到和平解决方案的种种努力已化为泡影。剑桥高阶〔deflect〕All attempts to deflect attention from his private life have failed.本想转移人们对他私生活的注意，但一切努力都失败了。牛津高阶〔defy〕A forest fire raging in southern California is defying (= is not changed by) all attempts to control it.尽管采取了各种措施，加利福尼亚南部的一场森林大火依然在肆虐。剑桥高阶〔defy〕The door defied all attempts to open it.这扇门怎么样都打不开。英汉大词典〔disparage〕Don't disparage her attempts to become an actress.别贬低她想成为一名女演员的努力。21世纪英汉〔early〕These are some of my early (= first) attempts at sculpture.这些是我最初尝试雕塑创作时的一些习作。剑桥高阶〔elucidate〕Gerald's attempts at elucidation.杰拉尔德几次试图解释柯林斯高阶〔embalm〕Jagger is not alone in his attempts at embalming himself in the rock fan's CD inventory.像贾格尔那样, 期望在摇滚乐迷的珍藏唱片中占一席之地并经久不衰的人大有人在。外研社新世纪〔embroidery〕Jane's first attempts at embroidery简对刺绣的初次尝试外研社新世纪〔encumber〕Red tape encumbered all our attempts at action.繁文缛节阻碍了我们为采取行动而作的所有努力。21世纪英汉〔end run〕Football A play in which the ball carrier attempts to run around one end of the defensive line.【橄榄球】 线外侧迂回进攻：带球跑的队员试图绕着防御线的一端兜圈子前进的战术美国传统〔error〕His attempts to arrange a party ended up as a comedy of errors.他尝试安排聚会，结果闹了笑话。牛津搭配〔evaluate〕Our research attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of the different drugs.我们的研究试图对不同药物的疗效进行评估。牛津高阶〔failing〕Like many in Russia, she blamed the country's failings on futile attempts to catch up with the West.像俄罗斯很多人一样, 她认为国家的错误就在于徒然地竭力追赶西方。外研社新世纪〔failing〕Like many in Russia, she blamed the country's failings on futile attempts to catch up with the West.像俄罗斯很多人一样，她认为国家的错误就在于徒然地竭力追赶西方。柯林斯高阶〔failure〕Three attempts on the British 200-metre record also ended in failure.对英国 200 米纪录发起的3 次冲击也均以失败而告终。柯林斯高阶〔fail〕Attempts to revive him failed.把他救活的努力失败了。麦克米伦高阶〔faltering〕She made faltering attempts to write letters in German.她犹豫不决地想用德文写信。文馨英汉〔fitful〕Several fitful attempts at negotiation have failed.断断续续的几次谈判都以失败告终。韦氏高阶〔fit〕My slimming attempts tend to go in fits and starts.我减肥的努力总是时断时续。外研社新世纪〔flounder〕To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.挣扎：笨重地尝试着移动或重获平衡美国传统〔frantic〕They made frantic attempts to revive him.他们拚命地努力让他苏醒过来。牛津高阶〔futile〕Attempts to get supplies to the region are futile because troops will not allow the aid convoy to enter the city.往该地区运送物资的努力失败了，因为军方不允许救援物资护送队进城。剑桥高阶〔half-heartedly〕Joanna had made one or two half-hearted attempts to befriend Graham's young wife.乔安娜曾有一两次敷衍着去帮助格雷厄姆年轻的妻子。柯林斯高阶〔half-hearted〕Congress has made half-hearted attempts at finance reform.国会尝试金融改革却没有尽力而为。朗文当代〔half-hearted〕Joanna had made one or two half-hearted attempts to befriend Graham's young wife.乔安娜曾有一两次想着和格雷厄姆年轻的妻子交朋友, 但也不是很上心。外研社新世纪〔healer〕One that heals or attempts to heal, especially a faith healer.医疗者：尤指信仰宗教疗法的治疗者或尝试医治的人美国传统〔heat〕One of a series of efforts or attempts.一次努力：一系列努力或尝试中的一次美国传统〔hit-and-run〕Baseball Relating to or being a play in which a base runner starts to run on the pitch and the batter attempts to hit the ball to protect the runner.【棒球】 打带跑的：棒球比赛的一种战术或与其有关的，投球手开始投球且击球员试图击球以使跑垒员向前跑一垒美国传统〔holistic〕Holistic medicine attempts to treat both the mind and the body.整体医学尝试对身心进行全面治疗。韦氏高阶〔holistic〕Holistic medicine attempts to treat both the mind and the body.整体医学试图身心并治。英汉大词典〔image〕The company has made strenuous attempts to improve its image in recent years.公司近年来作出了巨大的努力以改善自身形象。剑桥高阶〔impetus〕The riots lent impetus to attempts to improve conditions for prisoners.骚乱推动当局作出努力改善囚犯服刑条件。牛津搭配〔implication〕Her article attempts to draw out the implications of this argument.她的文章试图揭示这一论据的意义。牛津搭配〔infiltrate〕Police attempts to infiltrate neo-Nazi groups were largely unsuccessful.警方想打入新纳粹团体的行动基本上不成功。朗文当代〔it〕Games A player, as in tag, who attempts to find or catch the other players.【游戏】 捉人者：一个想要发现或抓住其它人的游戏者，如在儿童的捉人游戏中美国传统〔jump off〕She attempts suicide by jumping off a bridge into a river.她从桥上跳进河里试图自杀。外研社新世纪〔justified〕He attempts to justify his conduct.他试图为他的行为辩护。21世纪英汉〔life〕Several attempts have been made on the President's life(= several people have tried to kill him).已有数人试图谋杀总统。牛津高阶〔life〕There have been three attempts on the president's life.已经有 3 起企图谋杀总统的事件了。牛津搭配〔light-hearted〕There have been many attempts, both light-hearted and serious, to locate the Loch Ness Monster.曾经有很多人尝试寻找尼斯湖水怪, 有的是随便玩玩, 有的则是认真的。外研社新世纪〔light-hearted〕There have been many attempts, both light-hearted and serious, to locate the Loch Ness Monster.有很多人或随意或认真地尝试过，想要找到尼斯湖水怪。柯林斯高阶〔lighten〕Nora didn't respond to my attempts to lighten the conversation.我努力让谈话变得轻松一点，可诺拉没有反应。朗文当代〔make〕He made several attempts to reach her.他几次设法与她取得联系。英汉大词典〔masher〕Slang A man who attempts to force his attentions on a woman.【俚语】 调戏妇女者：试图将自己的注意力强加于女子的男子美国传统〔missionary〕One who attempts to persuade or convert others to a particular program, doctrine, or set of principles; a propagandist.倡导者：试图劝说或改变他人的观念使其相信某一特定项目，道理或原则的人；鼓吹者美国传统〔mock〕The heavy steel doors mocked the attempts of the thieves to open the safe.厚重的铁门使盗贼开启保险箱的企图无法得逞。21世纪英汉〔mock〕The wind mocked their attempts to reach the shore by pushing the boat further and further out to sea.风把船往海里刮得越来越远，使他们靠岸的努力落空。剑桥高阶〔more〕He made three more attempts at contacting her.他又尝试联系了她三次。外研社新世纪〔mudslinger〕One who makes malicious charges and otherwise attempts to discredit an opponent, as in a political campaign.毁谤者：制造恶意的指控并破坏对方名誉的人，如在政治竞选中美国传统〔mystery〕Her poetry attempts to penetrate the dark mystery of death.她的诗歌试图探索死亡的玄妙奥秘。牛津搭配〔nobble〕The trial was stopped before Christmas after allegations of attempts to nobble the jury.企图收买陪审团的指控传出后，审判在圣诞节前中止了。柯林斯高阶〔nought〕Numerous attempts to persuade him to write his memoirs came to nought.无数次劝他写回忆录的尝试均以失败告终。柯林斯高阶〔nowhere〕All his attempts to attract her attention were getting him nowhere.他吸引她注意的所有努力都没有任何成效。外研社新世纪〔numerous〕Despite numerous attempts to diet, her weight soared.尽管多次尝试节食，她的体重仍然飙升了。柯林斯高阶〔numerous〕Numerous attempts have been made to hide the truth.为掩盖事实作了很多尝试。朗文当代〔oppress〕They condemned attempts by the government to oppress its citizens.他们对政府企图压迫民众的行为进行了谴责。韦氏高阶〔oxygenate〕Previous attempts at filtering and oxygenating aquarium water had failed.之前尝试过几次将鱼缸中的水过滤并充氧, 但都没有成功。外研社新世纪〔pan〕None of her attempts to get into show business has panned out.她多次想进入表演业的尝试都没有成功。英汉大词典〔peddle〕His attempts to peddle his paintings around London's tiny gallery scene proved unsuccessful.他试图在伦敦小画廊里兜售自己的画, 结果失败了。外研社新世纪〔penetrate〕There have been around 15 attempts from outside France to penetrate the market.大约已经有15家外国公司试图进入法国市场。柯林斯高阶〔petition〕All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed.所有向国会请愿的努力均告失败。外研社新世纪〔petition〕All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed.所有向国会请愿的努力均告失败。柯林斯高阶〔preclude〕Bad weather precluded any further attempts to reach the summit.坏天气让人们无法登顶。韦氏高阶〔quantification〕Others are more susceptible to attempts at quantification.其他人更容易倾向于加以量化的做法。柯林斯高阶〔rebuff〕He rebuffed all attempts at friendship.他拒不同任何人交好。英汉大词典〔relate〕Attempts to relate studies on animals to those on humans are not really comparing like with like.试图将对动物的研究和对人类的研究联系起来并不是对两种相似的事物进行比较。牛津搭配〔repeated〕During that time there have been repeated attempts to reintroduce capital punishment.在那段时期不断有人试图恢复死刑。柯林斯高阶〔repeated〕He never succeeded in spite of repeated attempts.尽管反复尝试，他从未成功过。韦氏高阶〔resist〕They resisted our attempts to modernize the distribution of books.他们反对我们采用现代化方式发行图书。外研社新世纪〔resort〕Strike action should be regarded as a last resort, when all attempts to negotiate have failed.罢工应该是最后一着，在所有的谈判努力都告失败时才使用。牛津高阶〔restage〕Attempts have been made to restage the race.已经在努力为重新举行比赛做准备了。外研社新世纪〔resurrect〕Attempts to resurrect the ceasefire have already failed once.为再次停火作出的努力已经失败了一次。柯林斯高阶〔resuscitate〕Despite attempts at resuscitation, Mr Lynch died a week later in hospital.虽经全力抢救，但林奇先生一周以后还是在医院去世了。柯林斯高阶〔resuscitate〕He had a heart attack and all attempts to resuscitate him failed.他的心脏病发作，所有抢救他的努力都失败了。牛津高阶〔revive〕Attempts to revive her failed and she was dead on arrival at the hospital.种种抢救她的尝试都失败了，她送到医院时已经死亡。牛津搭配〔revive〕Attempts to revive him failed, and he died soon afterwards.使他苏醒的各种尝试都失败了，不久他就死了。麦克米伦高阶〔risible〕She's been making risible attempts to learn the trumpet.她一直在尝试着学吹小号，真是可笑。剑桥高阶〔scoff〕He scoffed at our amateurish attempts.他对我们不在行的尝试嗤之以鼻。牛津高阶〔sight〕The museum attempts to recreate the sights and sounds of wartime Britain.博物馆试图再现战时英国的情景。牛津高阶〔solution〕Attempts to find a solution have failed.试图找到解决办法的种种努力全都失败了。牛津高阶〔spasmodic〕He made only spasmodic attempts to lose weight.他减肥只是三天打鱼两天晒网。韦氏高阶〔spasmodic〕He made spasmodic attempts to clean up the house.他会时不时来了兴致后便打扫一下屋子。剑桥高阶〔standardize〕Attempts to standardize English spelling have never been successful.统一英语拼写的尝试从未成功过。朗文当代〔successful〕Their attempts had not been entirely successful.他们的尝试没能完全成功。牛津搭配〔such〕There have been previous attempts at coups. We regard such methods as entirely unacceptable.以前也有人试图发动政变。我们绝对不能接受这种做法。柯林斯高阶〔suicide〕Suicide attempts by young men in this age group have trebled.这个年龄段企图自杀的年轻人增加了两倍。麦克米伦高阶〔sum〕The report attempts to sum up recent economic trends.该报道试图总结最近的经济走势。牛津搭配〔suspicious〕Voters are rightly suspicious of attempts to save money in the area of education.选民怀疑当局企图削减教育经费是有根据的。牛津搭配〔sweep〕The book attempts to cover the whole sweep of American history.这本书想要涵盖美国全部历史。韦氏高阶〔sycophant〕A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people.拍马者，谄媚者：一个奴颜婢膝的，追求个人私利的人，试图通过谄媚有影响的人物来获得好处美国传统〔synthesize〕The final chapter attempts to synthesize the arguments.最后一章试图综合这些论点。麦克米伦高阶〔tentatively〕My first attempts at complaining were rather tentative.我刚开始投诉时很犹豫不决。柯林斯高阶〔trace〕Attempts to trace the whereabouts of a man seen leaving the scene of the crime have so far been unsuccessful.有人曾看到一名男子离开犯罪现场，但迄今为止追查该男子下落的种种努力一无所获。剑桥高阶〔translate〕The group attempts to translate these ideas into action.该组织试图把这些想法付诸行动。牛津搭配〔trickery〕The government, he said, had resorted to political trickery in its attempts to retain power.他说，政府为了保住权力在政治上采用了欺诈手段。剑桥高阶〔unaided〕There have been at least thirteen previous attempts to reach the North Pole unaided.之前至少已经有过13次想独立到达北极的尝试。柯林斯高阶〔unaided〕There have been at least thirteen previous attempts to reach the North Pole unaided.独力到达北极的尝试之前至少有过13次。外研社新世纪〔unrest〕The government's attempts to quell serious popular unrest led to civil war.政府试图镇压严重的民众骚乱，结果引发了内战。牛津搭配〔unsuccessful〕They made several unsuccessful attempts to reach the men.他们试着好几次联络那几个男人，结果都落了空。剑桥高阶〔usurp〕There were a couple of attempts to usurp the young king.有好几次有人企图篡夺那位年轻国王的王位。朗文当代〔varying〕Attempts have been made to help, with varying degrees of success.试图给予帮助的各种努力取得了不同程度的成功。麦克米伦高阶〔vomiturition〕Forceful attempts at vomiting without bringing up the contents of the stomach; retching.干呕：剧烈的试图呕吐但不能把胃里的东西带出；反胃美国传统〔wave mechanics〕A theory that ascribes characteristics of waves to subatomic particles and attempts to interpret physical phenomena on this basis.波动力学：将波的特征归结于亚原子粒子的理论并试图在此基础上阐释物理现象美国传统〔whole〕The author examines each aspect of Roman society, then attempts to summarize the complex whole.作者研究了罗马社会的各个方面，然后尝试对这个复杂的整体作出总结。牛津搭配〔willpower〕His attempts to stop smoking by willpower alone failed.他多次想单凭意志力戒烟都没有成功。外研社新世纪〔willpower〕His attempts to stop smoking by willpower alone failed.他多次想单凭意志力戒烟都没有成功。柯林斯高阶〔worry〕It was clear that Anna had no worries about her husband's attempts to flirt.很显然，安娜对她丈夫几次想与人调情并不感到忧虑。剑桥高阶〔wrong〕In her misguided attempts to help, she only made the situation worse.她想帮忙，但做法不对头，反把事情弄得更糟。牛津高阶〔yield〕Despite our attempts to break it, the lock would not yield.这把锁我们砸也砸不开。牛津高阶〔yoke〕The introduction attempts to yoke the pieces together.导言部分试图将各部分硬拼凑在一起。外研社新世纪〔zany〕A ludicrous, buffoonish character in old comedies who attempts feebly to mimic the tricks of the clown.小丑，丑角：旧时喜剧中滑稽可笑的角色，他们愚笨地来模仿小丑的把戏美国传统Attempts are being made to redress (= put right) the imbalance between our export and import figures.我们正在努力纠正进出口不平衡的情况。牛津商务Attempts to control the cost of providing healthcare have so far proved unsuccessful.试图控制保健费用的努力至今未成功。剑桥国际Attempts to restrict parking in the city centre have further aggravated the problem of traffic congestion.在城市中心限制停车的尝试使交通阻塞的问题更加严重。剑桥国际Attempts to trace the whereabouts of a man seen leaving the scene of the crime have so far been unsuccessful.到目前为止追查一名被人看到离开犯罪现场的男子下落的努力都失败了。剑桥国际After several attempts to untie the knot, I admitted defeat and cut through it with a knife.这个结解了几次解不开，我服输了，只得用刀将它割开。剑桥国际After the last few attempts failed, the government is launching new initiatives to revive the economy. 过去的几次尝试失败之后，政府又出振兴经济的新猷。译典通After two earlier suicide attempts, she finally succeeded in blowing her brains out.经过早先两次自杀未遂后，她最终击中自己的脑袋而自杀了。剑桥国际All diplomatic attempts at a peaceful solution to the crisis have been fruitless.为了和平解决危机所进行的所有外交尝试都没有成效。剑桥国际He said that he had encountered rampant prejudice in his attempts to get a job.他说在寻找工作的努力中，他遇到了肆无忌惮的偏见。剑桥国际Her attempts to buck the system (= to oppose authority or rules) caused problems with her manager.她反抗现有体制的企图给她的经理带来了麻烦。牛津商务Her attempts to reunite with her father may end very unhappily. 她与父亲团聚的尝试有可能产生非常不幸的结局。译典通I get really fed up with all her Bible-bashing/(esp. Am) Bible-thumping (= forceful or enthusiastic attempts to persuade other people to believe in Christianity).我对她狂热地宣传《圣经》极为厌倦。剑桥国际I'm afraid my attempts to strike up (a) conversation with (=start talking to) the exotic-looking man in black came to nothing! 我想和那个穿着黑衣服、看起来像外国人的人搭话，怕是不会成功。剑桥国际In her biography of Taylor, she attempts to uncover the inner man.在她的泰勒传记中她试图揭示他的内心世界。剑桥国际In the past, attempts to commit murder were punishable by penal servitude (= hard physical work in prison) for life.过去，企图谋杀是可以用终身服劳役处罚的。剑桥国际Last-minute attempts at mediation failed.最后一刻调停的尝试失败了。剑桥国际Most suicide attempts are really a cry for help (=a way of saying that you need help).大多数企图自杀的行为实际上是一种需要帮助的表现。剑桥国际She made a few half-hearted attempts to join in their conversation.在他们谈话时，她出于应酬地插了几次话。剑桥国际She was resentful of anybody's attempts to interfere in her work.她忿恨任何人想干涉她的工作。剑桥国际She's been making risible attempts to write a novel.她很可笑一直在想写一本小说。剑桥国际The govern-ment's latest economic policy is a reinforcement of (= a way to strengthen) their earlier attempts to conquer inflation.政府最新的经济政策是对早些时候遏制通货膨胀努力的加强。剑桥国际The government, he said, had resorted to political trickery in their attempts to retain power.他说政府为了守住权力在政治上采用了欺诈手段。剑桥国际The novel focuses on a middle-aged housewife's attempts to punish her philandering husband.小说围绕一个中年妇女如何企图惩罚她爱玩弄女性的丈夫。剑桥国际Their attempts at conciliation had failed and both sides were once again in dispute.他们进行调停的努力失败了，双方再次陷入争吵。剑桥国际There have been many attempts to track down the putative Loch Ness monster.人们为追踪假定存在的尼斯湖水怪做了许多努力。剑桥国际They agreed that there should be no attempts at face-saving.他们同意不再试图争面子。剑桥国际They have been extremely zealous in their attempts to get smoking banned in their office.他们极其积极地争取在办公室里禁烟。剑桥国际 |
| 随便看 |
英语例句辞典收录了559068条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。