尽力 → ☊ 
cố gắng 
effort 
try ☊ 
cố gắng ☊ Verbs 2 My older brother does not appreciate my efforts. ☊ Anh tôi không đánh giá cao sự cố gắng của tôi. ☊ Verbs 2.5 You will fail unless you try. ☊ Bạn sẽ thất bại trừ khi bạn cố gắng. ☊ Conjunctions 2 She tries to explain but you do not listen. ☊ Cô ấy cố gắng giải thích nhưng bạn không nghe. ☊ Verbs 3 They will try until they succeed. ☊ Họ sẽ cố gắng cho đến khi họ thành công. ☊ Common Phrases 3 like: cố gắng → →
there has been no effort at all ☊ không có một cố gắng nào ☊ one’s own efforts ☊ những cố gắng bản thân ☊ 
sich anstrengen ☊ ráng hết sức, cố gắng ☊ 
努力 ☊ nǔ lì sich bemühen ☊ cố gắng, nỗ lực ☊ 努力 ☊ nǔ lì sich anstrengen ☊ ráng hết sức, cố gắng ☊ ☊ sich bemühen ☊ cố gắng, nỗ lực ☊ ☊ die Anstrengung ☊ nỗ lực, cố gắng ☊ ☊ Ich habe schon mehrmals versucht, Sie zu erreichen. ☊ Tôi đã cố gắng nhiều lần để điện thoại được cho bạn. ☊ (Lektion 58, Nr. 819) Ich werde versuchen, morgen früher nach Hause zu kommen. ☊ Anh sẽ cố gắng, ngày mai về nhà sớm hơn. ☊ (Lektion 60, Nr. 849) Jeder hat seine Angewohnheiten. Ich werde versuchen, mich nicht mehr so aufzuregen. ☊ Mỗi người đều có thói quen của mình. Em sẽ cố gắng không nổi nóng như thế nữa. ☊ (Lektion 60, Nr. 856) Wir versuchen Ihnen so schnell als möglich zu helfen. ☊ Chúng tôi cố gắng hỗ trợ quý khách nhanh nhất như có thể. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2518) The police are trying to obtain a more accurate picture of crime levels. ☊ accurate ☊
My eyes were still trying to adjust themselves to the strong sunlight. ☊ adjust ☊
advise sb to do sth: Police are advising people to stay at home. ☊ advise ☊
He has always aimed high (= tried to achieve a lot). ☊ aim ☊
What amazes me is how long she managed to hide it from us. ☊ amaze ☊
He tried to analyse his feelings. ☊ analyse ☊
We were all running around trying to get ready in time. ☊ around ☊
attempt to do sth: Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs. ☊ 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 ☊
attempt to do sth: I will attempt to answer all your questions. ☊ attempt ☊
attempt sth: The prisoners attempted an escape, but failed. ☊ attempt ☊
attempted rape/murder/robbery ☊ attempted ☊
We were shocked by his attempted suicide. ☊ attempted ☊
I tried not to draw attention to (= make people notice) the weak points in my argument. ☊ attention ☊
He tried to dance, but he was too clumsy and awkward. ☊ awkward ☊
When on stage, try not to turn your back on the audience. ☊ turn your back on sb/sth ☊
She's only trying to help, so don't think badly of her. ☊ badly ☊
I struggled to keep my balance on my new skates. ☊ balance ☊
balance between A and B: Try to keep a balance between work and relaxation. ☊ balance ☊
She tries to balance home life and career. ☊ balance ☊
Don't worry about the exam—just do your best. ☊ best ☊
Try to put the candles out in one blow. ☊ blow ☊
He felt homesick, but made a brave attempt to appear cheerful. ☊ brave ☊
Stop trying to butter me up! ☊ butter sb up ☊
He's always trying to butter up the boss. ☊ butter sb up ☊
Try to remain calm. ☊ calm ☊
After he left I just tried to carry on as normal (= do the things I usually do). ☊ carry on (with sth), carry sth on ☊
We aim to help students make more informed career choices. ☊ choice ☊
The party tries to appeal to all classes of society. ☊ class ☊
We tried to match the colours, but this is the closest we could get. ☊ close ☊
When I tried to lift the jug, the handle came off in my hand. ☊ come off (sth) ☊
'She doesn't try hard enough.' 'That's rich, coming from you (= you do not try hard either).' ☊ come from sth ☊
I tried to offer a few words of comfort. ☊ comfort ☊
It's all very complicated—but I'll try and explain. ☊ complicated ☊
She struggled to keep control of her voice. ☊ control ☊
Try to control your breathing. ☊ control ☊
Firefighters are still trying to control the blaze. ☊ control ☊
I tried to make conversation (= to speak in order to appear polite). ☊ conversation ☊
Desperately he struggled to keep the conversation going. ☊ conversation ☊
She tried to steer the conversation away from the topic of marriage. ☊ conversation ☊
I've been trying to convince him to see a doctor. ☊ convince ☊
She tried to remain cool, calm and collected (= calm). ☊ cool ☊
She passed her tongue over her cracked lips and tried to speak. ☊ cracked ☊
The company is trying to create a young energetic image. ☊ create ☊
At least give him credit for trying (= praise him because he tried, even if he did not succeed). ☊ credit ☊
I won't have a cigarette, thanks—I'm trying to cut down (= smoke fewer). ☊ cut sth down (to...), cut down (on sth) ☊
Call me next week and we'll try and make a date. ☊ date ☊
Police are trying to establish the cause of death. ☊ death ☊
We're still trying to decide on a venue. ☊ decide on/upon sth ☊
They finally had to admit defeat (= stop trying to be successful). ☊ defeat ☊
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 ☊
He took a deep breath, desperately trying to keep calm. ☊ desperately ☊
Try not to get too dirty! ☊ dirty ☊
If you get up early, try not to disturb everyone else. ☊ disturb ☊
I tried to draw him aside (= for example where I could talk to him privately). ☊ draw ☊
She tried to turn her dream of running her own business into reality. ☊ dream ☊
We're on an economy drive at home (= trying to avoid waste and spend as little money as possible). ☊ economy ☊
I tried to persuade him, but with little or no effect. ☊ effect ☊
With (an) effort (= with difficulty) she managed to stop herself laughing. ☊ effort ☊
to make an effort ☊ effort ☊
I try not to become emotionally involved. ☊ emotionally ☊
He tried various jobs and in the end became an accountant. ☊ in the end ☊
You can try your best to impress the interviewers but in the end it's often just a question of luck. ☊ in the end ☊
I'll have to make a few enquiries (= try to find out about it) and get back to you. ☊ enquiry ☊
We try to treat every member of staff equally. ☊ equally ☊
establish sth: Police are still trying to establish the cause of the accident. ☊ establish ☊
Exactly what are you trying to tell me? ☊ exactly ☊
I'm sure he exaggerates his Irish accent (= tries to sound more Irish than he really is). ☊ exaggerate ☊
You don't have to make excuses for her (= try to think of reasons for her behaviour). ☊ excuse ☊
She tried to explain but he wouldn't listen. ☊ explain ☊
She tried extra hard. ☊ extra ☊
far ahead: Let's try to plan further ahead. ☊ far ☊
Try to tell what this is just by feeling it. ☊ feel ☊
I try to visit my parents every few weeks. ☊ few ☊
I'm watching my figure (= trying not to get fat). ☊ figure ☊
I finally managed to get her attention. ☊ finally ☊
He tried to appeal to their finer feelings (= feelings of duty, love, etc.). ☊ fine ☊
I'll give you covering fire while you try to escape. ☊ fire ☊
I'll try and fit you in after lunch. ☊ fit sb/sth in, fit sb/sth in/into sth ☊
She tries to keep fit by jogging every day. ☊ fit ☊
She tried to stop the flow of blood from the wound. ☊ flow ☊
They're trying to work out a peace formula acceptable to both sides in the dispute. ☊ formula ☊
She finally managed to pull herself free. ☊ free ☊
She struggled to free herself. ☊ free ☊
The hospital is trying to raise funds for a new kidney machine. ☊ fund ☊
Try to get some sleep. ☊ get ☊
He tried to push his hand through the gap but it wouldn't go. ☊ go ☊
She has tried to lead a good life. ☊ good ☊
It's no good trying to talk me out of leaving. ☊ be no good, not be any/much good ☊
She's always trying to grab the limelight. ☊ grab ☊
I'm trying to break the habit of staying up too late. ☊ habit ☊
You must try harder. ☊ hard ☊
She tried her hardest not to show how disappointed she was. ☊ hard ☊
Try to put the exams out of your head (= stop thinking about them) for tonight. ☊ head ☊
help sb: We must all try and help each other. ☊ help ☊
She struggled to hide her disappointment. ☊ hide ☊
She just managed to hold back her anger. ☊ hold sth back ☊
He was feeling bad. He went to work, however, and tried to concentrate. ☊ however ☊
We're having a meeting to try to come up with ideas for fund-raising. ☊ idea ☊
identify what, which, etc...: They are trying to identify what is wrong with the present system. ☊ identify ☊
The police are trying to discover the identity of the killer. ☊ identity ☊
If he tries to start an argument, just ignore him. ☊ ignore ☊
impatient (with sb/sth): Try not to be too impatient with her. ☊ impatient ☊
The important thing is to keep trying. ☊ important ☊
Some people tried to stop the fight but I didn't want to get involved. ☊ involved ☊
He's trying to get a job. ☊ job ☊
They were accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice. ☊ justice ☊
They were accused of attempting to obstruct justice. ☊ justice ☊
He tried to kill himself with sleeping pills. ☊ kill ☊
Don't kill yourself trying to get the work done by tomorrow. It can wait. ☊ kill ☊
I tried to lead the discussion back to the main issue. ☊ lead ☊
I try to eat lightly (= not to eat heavy or greasy food). ☊ lightly ☊
She's trying to recapture her lost youth. ☊ lost ☊
make sb: He never cleans his room and his mother never tries to make him. ☊ make ☊
She tried to make a good impression on the interviewer. ☊ make ☊
It's important to try and make something of (= achieve sth in) your life. ☊ make ☊
It's like trying to manage an unruly child. ☊ manage ☊
I struggled through the mass of people to the exit. ☊ mass ☊
Try not to eat between meals. ☊ meal ☊
'But Pete doesn't know we're here!' 'That's what I mean! (= that's what I have been trying to tell you.)' ☊ mean ☊
Let's try to sort out the mess. ☊ mess ☊
I've been trying to get you all day—don't you ever listen to your messages? ☊ message ☊
The campaign is trying to get the message across to young people that drugs are dangerous. ☊ message ☊
You must try to learn from your mistakes. ☊ mistake ☊
She tried to relax her tense muscles. ☊ muscle ☊
There is little chance that we will succeed in changing the law. Nevertheless, it is important that we try. ☊ nevertheless ☊
They are a small but noisy pressure group (= they try to attract attention to their ideas by frequent discussion and argument). ☊ noisy ☊
Just try to behave normally. ☊ normally ☊
She's always trying to get something for nothing. ☊ for nothing ☊
I tried to run but my legs just wouldn't obey me. ☊ obey ☊
I know you don't like her but try not to make it so obvious. ☊ obvious ☊
She managed to offend her boyfriend's parents as soon as she opened her mouth. ☊ offend ☊
Try to exercise as often as possible. ☊ often ☊
We all try and help one another. ☊ one another ☊
Trying to reason with him only enrages him even more. ☊ only ☊
She tried calming him down but it seemed to be having the opposite effect. ☊ opposite ☊
The police are trying to restore public order. ☊ order ☊
You should try and organize your time better. ☊ organize ☊
Try not to knock that vase over. ☊ over ☊
The negotiators are trying to make peace between the warring factions. ☊ peace ☊
the peace movement (= that tries to prevent war by protesting, persuading politicians, etc.) ☊ peace ☊
Try to avoid making personal remarks. ☊ personal ☊
I try not to let work interfere with my personal life. ☊ personal ☊
Try to be as physically active as possible. ☊ physically ☊
The police are trying to build up a picture of what happened. ☊ picture ☊
pleasant to sb: Please try to be pleasant to our guests. ☊ pleasant ☊
She tried in vain to point out to him the unfairness of his actions. ☊ point out (to sb), point sth out (to sb) ☊
We have tried to pursue a policy of neutrality. ☊ policy ☊
He's thinking of going into politics (= trying to become a Member of Parliament, Congress, etc.) ☊ politics ☊
positive (about sth): She tried to be more positive about her new job. ☊ positive ☊
Try to avoid losing your temper if at all possible (= if you can). ☊ possible ☊
Try to give as much detail as possible in your answer. ☊ as quickly, much, soon, etc. as possible ☊
They tried everything they possibly could to improve the situation. ☊ possibly ☊
She managed to preserve her sense of humour under very trying circumstances. ☊ preserve ☊
The government eventually bowed to popular pressure (= they agreed to do what people were trying to get them to do). ☊ pressure ☊
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). ☊ proportion ☊
Jake has been pursuing her (= trying to have a relationship with her) for months. ☊ pursue ☊
She had never tried to put this feeling into words. ☊ put ☊
I tried to put the matter into perspective. ☊ put ☊
In an interview try to ask open questions that don't just need 'Yes' or 'No' as an answer. ☊ question ☊
Why didn't you ask for help, rather than trying to do it on your own? ☊ rather than ☊
We try to make these training courses as realistic as possible. ☊ realistic ☊
We try to help all students realize their full potential (= be as successful as they are able to be). ☊ realize ☊
We tried to discuss the matter calmly and reasonably. ☊ reasonably ☊
He tried to pin me down, but I resisted. ☊ resist ☊
Both sides met in order to try to resolve their differences. ☊ resolve ☊
Try to get some rest—you have a busy day tomorrow. ☊ rest ☊
He struggled to retain control of the situation. ☊ retain ☊
We are trying to get the baby into a routine for feeding and sleeping. ☊ routine ☊
Stop trying to run my life (= organize it) for me. ☊ run ☊
I've been rushing around all day trying to get everything done. ☊ rush ☊
The company is trying to improve customer satisfaction. ☊ satisfaction ☊
We should try to save water. ☊ save ☊
save sth on sth: The government is trying to save £1 million on defence. ☊ save ☊
He's trying to save their marriage. ☊ save ☊
Just what is the artist trying to say in her work? ☊ say ☊
Try to say that line with more conviction. ☊ say ☊
They managed to scare the bears away. ☊ scare sb away/off ☊
We are trying desperately to keep to our schedule. ☊ schedule ☊
scratch (at sth): Try not to scratch. ☊ scratch ☊
Try to see things from her point of view. ☊ see ☊
seek sth from sb: She managed to calm him down and seek help from a neighbour. ☊ seek ☊
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). ☊ sense ☊
separate sb/sth: Police tried to separate the two men who were fighting. ☊ separate ☊
share in sth: I try to get the kids to share in the housework. ☊ share ☊
The guards were ordered to shoot on sight anyone trying to escape. ☊ shoot ☊
She shouted out in pain when she tried to move her leg. ☊ shout ☊
She tried not to let her disappointment show. ☊ show ☊
show how, what, etc...: She tried not to show how disappointed she was. ☊ show ☊
The museum attempts to recreate the sights and sounds of wartime Britain. ☊ sight ☊
Try to go back to sleep. ☊ sleep ☊
He's trying to give up smoking. ☊ smoking ☊
He crept into the house trying not to make a sound. ☊ sound ☊
You must try and keep your spirits up (= stay cheerful). ☊ spirit ☊
spread sth between sb/sth: We attempted to spread the workload between the departments. ☊ spread ☊
He stood for parliament (= tried to get elected as an MP). ☊ stand ☊
He smiled at her, trying to take the sting out of his words (= trying to make the situation less painful or difficult). ☊ sting ☊
You should try not to place too much strain on muscles and joints. ☊ strain ☊
stress out: I try not to stress out when things go wrong. ☊ stress ☊
Shona struggled for breath. ☊ struggle ☊
I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended). ☊ succeed ☊
suspect (that)...: I began to suspect (that) they were trying to get rid of me. ☊ suspect ☊
Desperately she fought back the tears (= tried not to cry). ☊ tear ☊
Try to think yourself into the role. ☊ think ☊
You have to be firm, but at the same time you should try and be sympathetic. ☊ at the same time ☊
Try to show a little more understanding. ☊ understanding ☊
He was trying, for some unknown reason, to count the stars. ☊ unknown ☊
She tried to work, but it was useless (= she wasn't able to). ☊ useless ☊
wake sb (up): Try not to wake the baby up. ☊ wake ☊
Try not to let your mind wander. ☊ wander ☊
warn sb: I tried to warn him, but he wouldn't listen. ☊ warn ☊
You're wasting your time trying to explain it to him (= because he will not understand). ☊ waste ☊
watch what, how, etc...: Watch what I do, then you try. ☊ watch ☊
She is trying to lose weight (= become less heavy and less fat). ☊ weight ☊
We try to help whenever possible. ☊ whenever ☊
They were trying to prevent an even worse tragedy. ☊ worse ☊
She stifled another yawn and tried hard to look interested. ☊ yawn ☊