attempts

Attempts to find civilian volunteers have met with embarrassing failure.

寻找平民志愿者的种种尝试都遭遇了令人难堪的失败。

His persistent attempts to complain to his superiors were blocked and ignored.

他一再试图向上级投诉，但都被挡了回来并置之不理。

My slimming attempts tend to go in fits and starts.

我的瘦身运动总是三天打鱼两天晒网。

She was aware of his attempts at flirtation.

她知道他想要挑逗她。

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。

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。

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。

Her attempts to reprimand him were quickly shouted down.

她本想斥责他，但很快就被大声喝止了。

Attempts to resurrect the ceasefire have already failed once.

为再次停火作出的努力已经失败了一次。

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。

Three attempts on the British 200-metre record also ended in failure.

对英国200米纪录发起的3次冲击也均以失败而告终。

Numerous attempts to persuade him to write his memoirs came to nought.

无数次劝他写回忆录的尝试均以失败告终。

Despite attempts at resuscitation, Mr Lynch died a week later in hospital.

虽经全力抢救，但林奇先生一周以后还是在医院去世了。

When she attempts to make you feel guilty, don't take the bait.

如果她试图让你觉得内疚，不要上当。

Even well-meaning attempts at conservation can bring problems.

即使是出于善意想开展自然保护也可能会引来麻烦。