Any attempt to do so is pointless.

任何这样做的企图都是没有意义的。

youdao

His last attempt to do this—in the budget—was a mockery of spin.

他上一次就财政预算进行的尝试性调整简直是一次可笑的胡搞。

youdao

Anearlier attempt to do this with a larger containment dome failed.

早前试着做一个更大的圆顶，结果失败了。

youdao

I believe I would have been legally and morally justified in shooting any of them on sight, but I did not do so or attempt to do so;

VOA: special.2010.02.15

Regardless of what we think of the success of that example or of the appeal of the attempt to do such a thing, the amazing thing, I think, is that Milton felt so empowered even to embark on such an enormous project.

他的重建是否成功了我们姑且不论,也不说我们对他的这个雄心作何看法，我认为，不可思议的是，米尔顿觉得自己是如此有力量,他甚至真的开始了这样一项宏大的工程。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Most of those who attempt to sell too late and buy too late and do both too often, incurring heavy expenses and developing too unsettled and speculative state of mind."

大多数试图晚卖或晚买的人,或者经常既晚卖又晚买的人会损失惨重,而且变得心神不定还特别喜欢投机

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Any attempt to do so will simply destroy the brand and forfeit sales to competitors.

FORBES: Hello More Stringent CAFE Standards, Goodbye Lincoln

Quantitative Easing, as a Federal Reserve Policy, was an attempt to do several things.

FORBES: Why The Monetary Stimulus Didn't Work

Companies have tried, but being genuinely paperless is an expensive thing to even attempt to do.

BBC: Is the paperless office possible?