单词 | attempted |
释义 | attempted (ətemptɪd ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] An attempted crime or unlawful action is an unsuccessful effort to commit the crime or carry out the action. ...a case of attempted murder. The attempted coup took place in January. Synonyms: tried, ventured, undertaken, endeavoured Collocations: attempted burglary They were left shaken after an attempted burglary at their current house in 2016. The Sun On a baking hot night this summer, my neighbours headed into the street to discuss an attempted burglary that had taken place minutes earlier. Times, Sunday Times A 47-year-old has been charged with attempted burglary. The Sun The suspects were charged with attempted burglary and jailed for 12 months and 28 months. Times, Sunday Times He then had to be helped down by cops before being nicked for attempted burglary. The Sun The embarrassing attempted comeback by a one-hit wonder. Times,Sunday Times An attempted comeback in a reserve game five months later ended with another broken jaw - and retirement. Times, Sunday Times The failure of an attempted comeback tour in the 1980s effectively ended his career. Times, Sunday Times Another attempted comeback was in the pipeline. Times, Sunday Times Despite an attempted comeback he was forced to retire from league football with just one more appearance to his name. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 First, why did this attempted coup, launched by two cunning political operators and apparently supported in private by some of the cabinet, fail so spectacularly? Times, Sunday Times Though he behaved bravely during the attempted coup of 1981, this merciless biography gives him short shrift as an exemplar of moral virtue. Times, Sunday Times The doctor's latest attempted coup, over the 50p tax rate, collapsed like a lead balloon. The Sun A purge after an attempted coup three years ago saw more than 150 media outlets closed by the government. Times, Sunday Times That regret may explain why he was not more proactive during this attempted coup. Times, Sunday Times Fearing that the guards would consider this an attempted escape, he tried to hide. Times, Sunday Times I had not expected such an effective study of attempted escape and alienation. Times, Sunday Times An attempted escape was foiled when, on emerging from his tunnel, he came across a maid who raised the alarm. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In cases such as attempted escape, there would be a public hanging in front of the assembled prisoners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, his control was jeopardized following the attempted escape of 6 inmates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The men deny attempted extortion and conspiracy to extort with threats. The Sun Prosecutors have charged him with fraud, attempted extortion and money laundering in a corruption case that has previously been largely ignored as an election issue. Times, Sunday Times He served 16 months in jail for attempted extortion against a lorry driver in 2008. Times, Sunday Times In some circumstances the making of a demand with menaces might also amount to the offence of attempted robbery. Times, Sunday Times (2017) He has convictions for attempted robbery, criminal damage, drug crime and shoplifting. The Sun (2016) Manchester crown court also heard how the attempted robbery at the hotel in Stockport left the receptionist struggling to sleep. The Sun (2015) Police are now probing whether the chase was more than a random attempted robbery as was first thought. The Sun (2016) The world's third-largest platinum producer has been trying to reassure shareholders after repeated cuts in sales targets and an attempted takeover bid, with plans for a sweeping restructuring. Times, Sunday Times The attempted takeover seems to have sprung from the lower strata of the military hierarchy. Times, Sunday Times Any attempted takeover failed before it had even started, and the communists were defeated in the next parliamentary elections. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 未遂的犯罪或非法行为 Japanese: 未遂の |
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