make an attempt at

基本解释

Another way of looking at this is to make an attempt at discovering the authorial intent.
看待这个问题的另一种方法是试着发掘作者的意图。
And just one third – 34 percent – said they were willing to make an attempt at speaking a foreign language while on holiday.
只有三分之一（34%）的英国人说他们愿意在出国度假时尝试着去说一门外语。
And just one third –34 per cent – said they were willing to make an attempt at speaking a foreign language while on holiday.
仅有三分之一的人——占总数34%——表示，他们愿意尝试在出外度假时讲外语。

Might it be time to move beyond this just a tiny bit, or at least make an attempt at subversion?
FORBES: Every Dwarf Is A Scotsman
There are a lot of statistics, figures and charts in the report, yet there is no attempt at an explanation as to why women specifically would make startups more successful.
FORBES: Do Women Make Startups More Successful? If So, How?
All this suggests it would be an abdication of moral duty if human beings did not at least make the attempt.
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