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经理企图以解雇来威胁，迫使职工更卖力气。 The manager tried to bully his men into working harder by threatening them with dismissal.
我按企图盗窃罪逮捕你. I am placing you under arrest for attempted burglary.
他企图败坏对手名声反而自食其果, 被控以诽谤罪. His attempt to discredit his opponent boomeranged (on him) when he was charged with libel.
他企图欺骗我们, 但没有得逞. He was foiled in his attempt to deceive us/His attempt to deceive us was foiled.
他们企图推翻国王。 They attempted to overthrow the monarch.
他逃到巴西，企图逃避恢恢法网。 He fled to Brazil trying to escape the long arm of the law.
她的合伙人企图骗走她的股份。 Her partner tried to trick her out of her share.
示威群众企图突破警察的封锁线. Demonstrators tried to break through the police cordon.
警方企图把他的话歪曲成承认有罪. The police tried to twist his statement into an admission of guilt.
如果他们企图发动突然袭击，我们就有能够摧毁他们发动战争的能力。 If they should launch a surprise attack, we will be able to destroy their war-making capabilities.
他向门口走去, 企图逃跑。 He made for the door and tried to escape.
他企图收买警察放他一马。 He tried to bribe the police into connivance.
他企图将这种酒假冒成法国酒，而事实上此酒来自共同市场以外的地方。 He tried to pass off the wine as french, when in fact it come from outside the common market.
他企图挑拨他们打架。 He tried to provoke them into fighting.
一切想维护殖民主义的企图都是注定要失败的。 All attempts to bolster up colonialism are bound to fail.
敌人向山上冲锋，企图把我们的兵力摧毁掉。 The enemy charged up the mountain, attempting to knock out our forces.
某企业的客户或企图寻求优惠或赞助的某机构的客人的旅行 One taken by a person who is the guest of a business or an agency seeking favor or patronage.
他企图藉赌博增加收入，却陷入了更深的困境。 He tried to increase his income by gambling only to plunge more deeply into the mire.
计算机或某个工作站为获得线路控制权以进行数据传输的一种企图。参阅BID。 An attempt by the computer or by a station to gain control of a line in order to transmit data.
水门事件包括共和党官员滥用权力、违背公众信任、贿赂、蔑视国会及企图防碍司法的丑闻 A scandal involving abuse of power by public officials, violation of the public trust, bribery, contempt of Congress, and attempted obstruction of justice.