attempt to

He made no attempt to conceal his dislike of me.

他毫不掩饰对我的厌恶。

She made no attempt to hide her displeasure at the prospect.

她没有掩饰自己对将要发生的事很不高兴。

The authorities have said they will attempt to maintain essential services.

当局已表示他们将努力维持公共基础服务。

It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth.

这又是企图分散人们对事实真相的注意力。

Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs.

为削减费用，关闭了两家工厂。

He failed in his attempt to take control of the company.

他试图掌控公司，但以失败告终。

This appointment was an attempt to strengthen her hand in policy discussions.

这次任命旨在加强她在政策讨论中的作用。

They made no attempt to escape.

他们没有企图逃跑。

Their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure.

他们最近努力想提高销售量，全是白费劲。

The story was an attempt to smear the party leader.

这篇报道企图玷污该党领袖的声誉。

I will attempt to answer all your questions.

我将努力回答你的全部问题。

The first British attempt to colonize Ireland was in the twelfth century.

英国最早尝试在爱尔兰开拓殖民地是在12世纪。

She was thwarted in her attempt to take control of the party.

她控制这个政党的企图受阻了。

They are meeting in Lusaka in an attempt to reach a compromise.

他们在卢萨卡举行会谈试图达成妥协。

He made a genuine attempt to improve conditions.

他真心实意地努力改善环境。

He caught her arm in a subconscious attempt to detain her.

他下意识地抓住她的胳膊想挽留她。

Any attempt to construct an ideal society is foredoomed to failure.

任何构建理想社会的努力都注定要失败。

These feelings are likely to make people attempt to overthrow the system.

这些情绪有可能促使人们想要推翻现行的体制。

The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm.

扩展业务的尝试使这家公司陷入困境。

Until this week, every attempt to tighten up the law had failed.

到本周为止，一切旨在严格执法的努力都失败了。

His behaviour is an attempt to cover up his insecurities.

他的行为是想掩饰自己的不自信。

They spread tales about her in an attempt to devalue her work.

他们散布一些有关她的流言，企图贬低她的工作。

Do not attempt to repair this yourself.

不要试图自己修理这个东西。

We think an attempt to bully them into submission would be counterproductive.

我们认为试图迫使他们屈服会适得其反。

In a misguided attempt to be funny, he manages only offensiveness.

他本想表现得风趣一点，却弄巧成拙地冒犯了别人。

It was an attempt to elevate football to a subject worthy of serious study.

这是试图将足球拔高成一门学科来进行严肃的研究。

He fumbled his one-handed attempt to light his cigarette.

他笨拙地想用一只手点燃香烟。

The offer is seen as an attempt to improve industrial relations.

该提议被视为一种改善劳资关系的尝试。

Schools should not compete with each other or attempt to poach pupils.

学校之间不应该相互竞争，也不应该企图挖走彼此的学生。

She only did it in a misguided attempt to help.

她是要帮忙，只是想法不对头。