attempting

英 [əˈtemptɪŋ]

美 [əˈtemptɪŋ]

v.  努力; 尝试; 试图
attempt的现在分词

现在分词：attempting　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 尝试，试图（尤指做困难的事）
  If youattempt todo something, especially something difficult, you try to do it.
  1. The only time that we attempted to do something like that was in the city of Philadelphia...
     只有在费城那次我们曾试着做那样的事。
  2. Before I could attempt a reply he added over his shoulder: 'Wait there.'
     还没等我回答他就回头又说了一句：“在那儿等着。”
• N-COUNT （通常指不成功的）尝试，企图，试图
  If you make anattempt todo something, you try to do it, often without success.
  1. ...a deliberate attempt to destabilise the defence...
     经过深思熟虑的破坏该防御的尝试
  2. It was one of his rare attempts at humour.
     那是他极不常见的想要表现幽默的一次。
  3. ...their involvement in a coup attempt in September.
     他们参与了9月的那场失败的政变
• N-COUNT 杀人企图
  Anattempt onsome-one's life is an attempt to kill them.
  1. ...an attempt on the life of the former Iranian Prime Minister.
     试图杀害伊朗前总理
• N-COUNT （运动员创造纪录的）尝试，冲击
  In British English, if a sportsman or sportswoman makes anattempt ona sporting record, they try to beat it. In American English you say that they make anattempt tobreak it.
  1. Everything is almost ready for me to make another attempt on the record.
     一切几乎都已准备就绪，就等我向纪录发起再一次冲击了。

双语例句

• The system detected an invalid pointer address in attempting to use a pointer argument in a call.
  系统检测到在一个调用中尝试使用指针参数时的无效指针地址。
• Instead of bullying and scaring people, the prophets of energy technology are attempting to seduce them.
  能源技术的预言企图诱惑他们而不是威胁和恐吓。
• The President is attempting to dispel the notion that he has neglected the economy.
  有人认为总统忽视了经济，总统正试图消除这种看法。
• The President is attempting to drum up public support for his economic program.
  总统正竭力争取公众对他的经济计划予以支持。
• An unknown error occured when attempting to open the database.
  打开数据库时出现了一个未知错误。
• This one change addresses many of the problems XSLT authors encounter when attempting to style documents.
  这一变化解决了XSLT作者在试图样式化文档时遇到的许多问题。
• Difficulties arise in attempting to understand the mechanisms of antiarrhythmic drug action for several reasons.
  在企图了解抗心律失常药物作用的机制中产生某些困难是有一些原因的。
• It is perhaps no surprise to see another 60s singing star attempting a comeback.
  看到又一个20世纪60年代的歌星试图重返歌坛大概并不会觉得意外。
• A youth was inside the car, attempting to hot-wire it.
  一个小青年正在车里试图用电线短路的方法发动汽车。
• Two men were attempting to scythe the long grass.
  两个人正试图割掉疯长的草。