學測考點
attempt to do something
「嘗試做…」(the attempt to hide their、made a dangerous attempt to get help)
學測原句
- 115 學測|篇章結構|第 1 段The absence of smiles stemmed partly from the attempt to hide their decayed teeth caused by poor dental hygiene.不笑的原因之一,是想遮住因為口腔衛生不佳而蛀壞的牙齒。
- the absence of…:「缺少…」,absent 是「缺席的」
- stem from…:「源自」,stem 是植物的「莖」,從莖長出來,所以是「源自」
- decayed:「蛀掉的」
- dental hygiene:「口腔衛生」,dental 是「牙齒的」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段So, Shackleton made a dangerous attempt to get help: With five crew members, he sailed 800 miles over 16 days across freezing, stormy seas to South Georgia Island.於是 Shackleton 做了一次危險的嘗試去求援:他帶著五名船員,花了 16 天航行 800 英里,穿越冰冷、風暴不斷的海面,抵達 South Georgia Island。
- attempt:「嘗試」,冒號後面說明嘗試的內容
- over 16 days:「花了 16 天」,over 表示在這段期間
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段In the past, flashing red lights and even lion faces have been unsuccessfully trialed in an attempt to keep deer off the tracks.過去曾試過閃爍的紅燈,甚至獅子臉,希望讓鹿遠離軌道,但都沒成功。
- trial:這裡是動詞,「試用」
- unsuccessfully:「不成功地」
- in an attempt to V:「企圖…」
- keep someone off…:「使某人遠離…」
近義字
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