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都是尝试,试图的意思,个人觉得唯一的区别是使用try时是显意识的情况下主观自愿想去尝试,使用attempt时是潜意识下有意愿去尝试,可以这么感受一下,个人浅见
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attempt:较正式用词,侧重已经开始,且希望完成,但常隐含着不一定有预期的结果。①VERB 尝试,试图(尤指做困难的事)The only time that we attempted to do something like that was in the city of Philadelphia.只有在费城那次我们曾试着做那样的事。②N-COUNT (通常指不成功的)尝试,企图,试图It was one of his rare attempts at humour.那是他极不常见的想要表现幽默的一次。③N-COUNT 杀人企图an attempt on the life of the former Iranian Prime Minister.试图杀害伊朗前总理④N-COUNT (运动员创造纪录的)尝试,冲击Everything is almost ready for me to make another attempt on the record.一切几乎都已准备就绪,就等我向纪录发起再一次冲击了。try:普通用词,可与attempt换用,但强调努力或尝试,后跟不定式表示努力或争取;后跟动名词表示尝试。①VERB 设法;尝试;努力Try to make the effort to work your way through all of your tasks one at a time.争取努力把你所有的任务一次完成一项。②VERB 谋求;争取He said he was going to try for first place next year.他说他明年会争取夺得第一名。③VERB 到(某处)试试;找(某人)试试Have you tried the local music shops?你到当地的音像店找过了吗?④VERB 试着推开(门或窗)Bob tried the door. To his surprise it opened.鲍勃试着推了推门。令他吃惊的是,门竟然开了。
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