at·tempt

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【释义】：

vt．❶ 企图，尝试：The modern revisionists vainly attempt to cover up their renegade features．现代修正主义者妄图掩盖他们的叛徒嘴脸．❷ 欲夺取，觊觎：attempt sb．’s life【古】企图杀死某人．

－n．❶ 尝试，企图，努力：in an underhand attempt用偷天换日的手法．make an attempt(to do or at doing)企图(做)．❷ 进攻，攻击：make an attempt on(sb．’s life，a fortress)想结束(某人性命)，欲夺取(要塞)．❸ 失败的尝试．