词组 | effort |
释义 | effort • trial • attempt/try • attempted - A judge provides a summary of the evidence at the end of a trial. (Not *an effort*) (= a process leading to a judgement) - However hard I try, all my efforts come to nothing. (Not *all my trials*) (all my efforts = the energy I spend; effort = use, expenditure of energy) - I only passed my driving test after a number of attempts/tries. (Not *efforts* *trials*) (= particular acts of trying; nouns related to try = attempt are effort, try, attempt, not *trial*) - He was accused of attempted murder. (Not *an attempt of murder*; attempted + crime = unsuccessful criminal attempt) |
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