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attempt 
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Versuch like: Attempt → →
to seize debtor’s property (in payment or in attempt to speed up payment) ☊ 
bắt nợ ☊ to make an attempt (on someone’s life), attempted assassination ☊ mưu sát ☊ in an attempt to ☊ trong nỗ lực để ☊ to attempt the life of, harm, murder, assassinate ☊ ám hại ☊ to continue gambling in an attempt to win bigger gains ☊ ăn già ☊ I passed my driving test at the first attempt. ☊ attempt ☊
attempt to do sth: Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs. ☊ attempt ☊
They made no attempt to escape. ☊ attempt ☊
attempt at sth/at doing sth: The couple made an unsuccessful attempt at a compromise. ☊ attempt ☊
Someone has made an attempt on the President's life. ☊ attempt ☊
an assassination/murder attempt ☊ attempt ☊
his attempt on the world land speed record ☊ attempt ☊
a world-record attempt ☊ attempt ☊
attempt to do sth: I will attempt to answer all your questions. ☊ attempt ☊
Do not attempt to repair this yourself. ☊ attempt ☊
attempt sth: The prisoners attempted an escape, but failed. ☊ attempt ☊
attempted rape/murder/robbery ☊ attempted ☊
We were shocked by his attempted suicide. ☊ attempted ☊
That wasn't bad for a first attempt. ☊ not bad ☊
He felt homesick, but made a brave attempt to appear cheerful. ☊ brave ☊
a charge of theft/rape/attempted murder ☊ charge ☊
She is accused of attempting to cheat the taxman. ☊ cheat ☊
control sth: government attempts to control immigration ☊ control ☊
Her suicide attempt was really a cry for help. ☊ cry ☊
The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government. ☊ deliberate ☊
firms attempting to meet/satisfy their customers' demands (= to give them what they are asking for) ☊ demand ☊
deny doing sth: He denies attempting to murder his wife. ☊ deny ☊
She clung to the edge in a desperate attempt to save herself. ☊ desperate ☊
fail in sth: I failed in my attempt to persuade her. ☊ fail ☊
The attempt was doomed to failure. ☊ failure ☊
He made a genuine attempt to improve conditions. ☊ genuine ☊
She ignored his feeble attempt at humour. ☊ humour ☊
They were accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice. ☊ justice ☊
They were accused of attempting to obstruct justice. ☊ justice ☊
Several attempts have been made on the President's life (= several people have tried to kill him). ☊ life ☊
She has been charged with the attempted murder of her husband. ☊ murder ☊
The marriage failed despite repeated attempts to save it. ☊ repeated ☊
a rescue attempt/operation ☊ rescue ☊
She steadfastly resisted all attempts to help her. ☊ resist ☊
Attempts are being made to resolve the problem of security in schools. ☊ resolve ☊
Strike action should be regarded as a last resort, when all attempts to negotiate have failed. ☊ resort ☊
The museum attempts to recreate the sights and sounds of wartime Britain. ☊ sight ☊
a sincere attempt to resolve the problem ☊ sincere ☊
Attempts to find a solution have failed. ☊ solution ☊
Attempts are being made to solve the problem of waste disposal. ☊ solve ☊
spread sth between sb/sth: We attempted to spread the workload between the departments. ☊ spread ☊
She made several unsuccessful attempts to see him. ☊ unsuccessful ☊
tentative ☊ à la troisième tentative, l’homme part le premier ☊
essai ☊ ça demanderait un essai et je ne suis pas une spécialiste ☊
attentat ☊ il s’agit d’un attentat de la guérilla ☊