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The IPCC has produced a good report – an attempt to summarize what the world’s scientists know about global warming.
联合国气候委员会发表了一个不错的报告。这一报告试图总结全世界科学家对全球气候变暖的了解。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
Of course, the Alliance of Civilizations should not attempt to bridge differences by defending moral relativism.
当然,文明联盟不应该试图通过为道德相对主义作辩护来消除观念上的不同。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
It may be, as President Mubarak’s critics argue, that the faltering progress of democratization reflects the attempt to block all potential challengers to Gamal.
也许像穆巴拉克的批评者所说的那样,这种犹犹豫豫的民主化进程是为了阻止任何可能挑战贾迈尔地位的人。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
if, after the presentation of a bankruptcy petition by or against him or at any meeting of his creditors within 12 months next before such presentation, he attempts to account for any part of his property by fictitious losses or expenses;
如在他提出或有人针对他提出破产呈请后,或在紧接提出呈请前12个月内举行的其债权人任何会议上,他企图以虚构的损失或开支就其财产中任何部分作出交代;
A large majority of the UN adopted the proposal on 15 November, despite attempts by some member states to obstruct, amend, or bury it.
联合国的大多数成员国不顾某些国家的阻挠、 修正或者终结的企图在11月15日通过了这一提议。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
We categorically reject all attempts by some developed countries to link their ratification of the Kyoto Protocol with the question of participation by developing countries in the reduction of GHD emissions.
我们绝对不接受某些发达国家试图将其批准《京都议定书》的问题与发展中国家参与减少温室气体排放量的问题联系起来的做法。
© 2000-2011年版权
© United Nations 2010
America offered Iran on a silver platter strategic assets that Khomeini’s revolution failed to acquire either in eight years of war against Saddam or in its abortive attempts to export the Islamic revolution throughout the region.
美国将某些战略资产拱手让给伊朗。霍梅尼的革命在与萨达姆八年之久的战争中以及在整个地区输出伊斯兰革命都未能取得这些战略资产。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
Attempting to impose democracy on others is an act of unbounded arrogance.
试图给其他国家强加民主是一种毫无节制的傲慢行为。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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attempt

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseattemptattempts
Possessive caseattempt'sattempts'

attempt

verb
Basic forms
Pastattempted
Imperativeattempt
Present Participle (Participle I)attempting
Past Participle (Participle II)attempted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I attemptwe attempt
you attemptyou attempt
he/she/it attemptsthey attempt
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am attemptingwe are attempting
you are attemptingyou are attempting
he/she/it is attemptingthey are attempting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have attemptedwe have attempted
you have attemptedyou have attempted
he/she/it has attemptedthey have attempted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been attemptingwe have been attempting
you have been attemptingyou have been attempting
he/she/it has been attemptingthey have been attempting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I attemptedwe attempted
you attemptedyou attempted
he/she/it attemptedthey attempted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was attemptingwe were attempting
you were attemptingyou were attempting
he/she/it was attemptingthey were attempting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had attemptedwe had attempted
you had attemptedyou had attempted
he/she/it had attemptedthey had attempted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been attemptingwe had been attempting
you had been attemptingyou had been attempting
he/she/it had been attemptingthey had been attempting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will attemptwe shall/will attempt
you will attemptyou will attempt
he/she/it will attemptthey will attempt
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be attemptingwe shall/will be attempting
you will be attemptingyou will be attempting
he/she/it will be attemptingthey will be attempting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have attemptedwe shall/will have attempted
you will have attemptedyou will have attempted
he/she/it will have attemptedthey will have attempted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been attemptingwe shall/will have been attempting
you will have been attemptingyou will have been attempting
he/she/it will have been attemptingthey will have been attempting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would attemptwe should/would attempt
you would attemptyou would attempt
he/she/it would attemptthey would attempt
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be attemptingwe should/would be attempting
you would be attemptingyou would be attempting
he/she/it would be attemptingthey would be attempting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have attemptedwe should/would have attempted
you would have attemptedyou would have attempted
he/she/it would have attemptedthey would have attempted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been attemptingwe should/would have been attempting
you would have been attemptingyou would have been attempting
he/she/it would have been attemptingthey would have been attempting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am attemptedwe are attempted
you are attemptedyou are attempted
he/she/it is attemptedthey are attempted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being attemptedwe are being attempted
you are being attemptedyou are being attempted
he/she/it is being attemptedthey are being attempted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been attemptedwe have been attempted
you have been attemptedyou have been attempted
he/she/it has been attemptedthey have been attempted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was attemptedwe were attempted
you were attemptedyou were attempted
he/she/it was attemptedthey were attempted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being attemptedwe were being attempted
you were being attemptedyou were being attempted
he/she/it was being attemptedthey were being attempted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been attemptedwe had been attempted
you had been attemptedyou had been attempted
he/she/it had been attemptedthey had been attempted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be attemptedwe shall/will be attempted
you will be attemptedyou will be attempted
he/she/it will be attemptedthey will be attempted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been attemptedwe shall/will have been attempted
you will have been attemptedyou will have been attempted
he/she/it will have been attemptedthey will have been attempted