ess/uZ attempt at a I
compromise.这对夫妇试图和解但未
成功。2 [C]
~ (on sb/sb’s life) an act of trying to kill
sb 杀人企图：Someone, has made an
attempt on th.e President’s K/e. 有人企图刺杀总统。 3 [C]. 〜 （on sth) an effort to
do better than sth, such as a very good performance in sport (为超越某事物的）尝试，会力：his attempt on the workUa/id speed record他为创造陆上速度世界纪录
所作的尝试
■
verb to make an effort or
try to do sth, especially sth difficult 努力；尝试；试图：[V to inf] J wiZZ
attempt to answer aH your questions.我将努力回答你的全部问题。
◊
Do not attempt to repair this yourse〖/•不要试图自己修 理遥个东西。◊ [VN] 77ie
prisoners attempted an escape, but/aiZed.囚犯企图逃跑，但失败了。
at-tempted tHt /a'temptid/ adj. [only before noun]
(of a crime, etc.犯.罪.等）that sb has tried to
do but without success ■未遂的：attempted rape/murder/
robbe/y强奸/谋杀/抢劫未遂
at.teild /a'tend/ verb
1
to be present at an event.出席；参加：[VN] 77ie meeting was
attended ■ by: 90% o/share/io〖ders. * 90% 的 股东出席了 会议。◊ to attend
a wedding/yimera/ 参加‘ ^ 〇 [V] Werd
like as many people as possible to attend•我们希望出席的人越多越好。2 [VN】 to go regularly to a place 经常去 ， 定期去 （某处 ） ： Our children attend the.same school我们的孩于上同一所学校。◊ How many
peopZe attend church every Sunday?每个星期 天有多少人未教堂？ 3
[V]〜（to sb/sth) (/bmw/) to
pay attention to what sb is saying or to what you are doing 注意；专心：She hadn’t been
atte/idi'ng during the tesson•上课时她一直不专心。4 [VN] (/bm?叫to happen at the same
time as sth i[半随发生：She dislikes the loss o/prfvapy that attends
7V ceZebrify.她不喜欢成为电视名
X后随之失去个人隐私。5 [VN] (/bmw/) to be
with sb and help them 随同；陪同：The President was
attended by several members
〇/ his sta#总统有几名幕僚随从。
ran-FJ attend to sb/sth to deal with sb/sth;
to take care of sb/sth 处理；对付;_
照料；关怀：J have some urgent
business to attend to.義看一些i事要处理。◊ nurse attended to his needs constantZy.有一位护士经常 照料他的需要。◊ /omw/) Are you
being attended to, Sir?丨=for
example, in a shop)先全，有人接待你吗？
at-tend-ance /a'tendans/ noun 1 [U, C] the act of
being present at a piace, for example at school 出席；参加；
上学；到场：Attendance at these
lectures is not compul- sory.这些课不是硬性规定要听的。◊ Teachers must
fceep arecord 〇/students’attendances.老师必须记录学生的出
勤情况。2 [C,
U] the number of people present at an organized event {±1 0 A |S[ ： highAow/falling/poor attendances出席的人数多/少/下降/很少◊ There vrns an
attendance 〇/ 42 at the meeting•有 42 人参加了会议。 ITOfil be in attendance
(formal) to be present at a
special event 出席（特别活动）：Severai /ieads 〇/state unrein attendance at thefuneral 有几位国家元首出席了
葬礼。.be in attendance (on
sb) (/b/rm?/) to be with or near sb in order to help them if necessary
陪侍；随.侍
(某人）左右；服侍：份 aZways
has at Zeast two bodyguards in attendance.他至少总有两名保镖护卫。
take attendance (AZ/Amf) to check who
is present and who is not present at a place and to mark this informa- tion on
a list of names 点名一moreatDANCEv.
attendance allowance noun [u] the money that a
very sick or disabled older person receives from the government in
at'tendance centre (6r£)
{NAmE attendance center) noun (in
育中心
at-tend-arit /a'tendant/ noun,
adj.
m noun 1 a person whose job
is to serve or help people in a public place 月艮务员；侍者：a doafcrooni/parfcfng/
museum attendant表帽间/停车服务员；博物馆接待员
—see also flight attendant 2 a person who
takes care of and lives or travels with an important person or a sick or
disabled person (要人的）侍从，随从；（病
人的）护理者