attempt 
英 [əˈtɛmpt]  美 [əˈtɛmpt] 
n. 企图，尝试

v. 试图，企图

例句：
She gave up after several attempts. 

尝试几次后，她放弃了。

It was a deliberate attempt to mislead people. 

那是对人们的故意误导。

He made no attempt to help me. 

他不愿帮助我。

He made an attempt at humour. 

他试图表现得幽默一些。

The young birds manage to fly several kilometres at their first attempt. 

这些幼鸟第一次试飞就飞行了好几公里。