Attempt

(noun.) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; 'made an effort to cover all the reading material'; 'wished him luck in his endeavor'; 'she gave it a good try'.

伯特伦编辑

• But this base attempt to injure Mr. Pickwick recoiled upon the head of its calumnious author. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• In the main, however, this work is an attempt to find a basis for ethics in natural p henomena. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• A cursory examination of the latter revealed no mortal injuries and after a brief rest he asserted that he felt fit to attempt the return voyage. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• It is at present a quite inexplicable story, and we give these preposterous facts with no attempt to rationalize them. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• So far as practice is concerned the attempt is an absurdity. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I copied as quickly as I could, but at nine o'clock I had only done nine articles, and it seemed hopeless for me to attempt to catch my train. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• I made no attempt to disturb her. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Numerous attempts were consequently made to obtain a more sensitive material. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• If he attempts to run away from you, knock him down, or lock him up. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The artist studies the progress of his own attempts to see what succeeds and what fails. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• While failure is sometimes the outcome of the water-finder’s attempts, success as often and, indeed, according to the testimony of Professor Barrett, more often crowns his efforts. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• But I regret to state that the fright I had given him proved too much for his best attempts at concealment. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Without any mention of the various attempts to produce such a device, let us, as briefly as possible, describe the means used in most watches of American manufacture. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Deliberate revolt or deliberate attempts to deceive others may result. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• The tears did not glisten there, as they did in Leinster's; but they fell in torrents as he attempted to take leave of me. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• I attempted to gain time--nay, I did worse. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Every time I attempted to start, my new horse would commence to kick. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• If anyone says that I attempted to stop your marriage by any but honest means, that person, too, does not speak the truth. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Gigantic attempted Robbery. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• The Christians lost Jerusalem again in 1244; it was taken from them very easily by the Sultan of Egypt when they attempted an intrigue against him. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Something of the same kind was afterwards attempted in morals. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Here, again, he disarmed me by not attempting to defend himself. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• I am attempting to suggest some of the essentials of a statesman's equipment for the work of a humanly centered politics. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• In attempting to prove that the soul has three separate faculties, Plato takes occasion to discuss what makes difference of faculties. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• There's no use attempting the impossible. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• I think either of these methods is preferable to attempting to carry ensilage in baskets any distance. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• Elizabeth made no answer; and without attempting to persuade her ladyship to return into the house, walked quietly into it herself. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• The army it had to fight was the protection to the capital of a people which was attempting to found a nation upon the territory of the United States. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.

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