attempts
n.
进攻( attempt的名词复数 );
（尤指）企图杀害;
v.
试图( attempt的第三人称单数 );
尝试;
试图夺取或攻克（堡垒、要塞等）;
试图征服（高山）;
例句:
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Immediately, Daniel cut in on Joanne's attempts at reassurance.
乔安妮刚要作保证，丹尼尔就把她打断了。
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She never abandoned her attempts to plumb my innermost emotions.
她从未放弃过探究我内心深处情感的尝试。
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During that time there have been repeated attempts to reintroduce capital punishment.
在那段时期不断有人试图恢复死刑。
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But all attempts to find a compromise have failed.
来自BBC
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Often attempts to hook up advertisers with users backfires.
来自SA
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Seth Jones attempts to show how we got here.
来自WSJ