1·That wasn't bad for a first attempt.
第一次尝试，还算不错。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·He could unravel a knot that others wouldn't even attempt.
他能解开其他人甚至不敢尝试的绳结。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·An attempt was made to intertwine the amusing with the educational.
作出一种寓教于乐的尝试。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·In the end, the attempt failed, but the reverberations still can be felt today.
虽然最后尝试以失败告终，但其反响至今依然存在。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·What began as an attempt at artistic creation has turned into a marketable commodity.
原本艺术创作上的一个尝试最终变成了一个可以出售的商品。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
1·Any attempt to construct an ideal society is foredoomed to failure.
任何构建理想社会的努力都注定要失败。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure.
他们最近努力想提高销售量，全是白费劲。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·The Israeli leader said the talks are a sincere attempt at reaching a peace agreement. But he said there are many obstacles and many reasons for doubt.
他指出，会谈是为达成一个和平协议所做的真诚努力，但是还存在许多障碍和很多让人产生疑虑的原因。
4·We are unjust towards these great men who attempt the future, when they fail.
人们对这些为了未来而努力从事、以失败告终的伟大的人是不公正的。
5·However, none of the court decisions or programs on either side of the Atlantic makes any real attempt to address the larger racial issues that created the need for affirmative action from the start.
但是，在大西洋两岸没有任何一个法院裁决或者提携行动项目作出了任何真正的努力去处理在一开始造成需要提携行动的种族问题这个更大的问题。
1·She made a valiant attempt not to laugh.
她试图强忍住不笑出来。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The couple made an unsuccessful attempt at a compromise.
这对夫妇试图和解但未成功。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·In a misguided attempt to be funny, he manages only offensiveness.
他试图使自己很风趣，可弄巧成拙地冒犯了别人。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·She spoke to both sides in the dispute in an attempt to smooth things over.
她和争执双方谈话，试图进行调解。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·The latest fighting appears to be an attempt by each group to establish dominance over the other.
最近的战斗似乎是冲突各方在试图争夺控制权。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》