首先我们来看下attempt to do和attempt doing的大致意思:
attempt to do:词性为动词短语,attempt是动词,to do是动词不定式的形式,两者连用表示尝试去做某事,强调的是行为本身。
attempt doing:词性为动词短语,attempt是动词,doing是动名词的形式,两者连用表示尝试去进行某个动作或行为,强调的是过程。
通过下面的表格我们了解下attempt to do和attempt doing的含义、发音和用法
接下来让我们看下attempt to do和attempt doing的用法区别:
1.词性:attempt to do是动词短语,而attempt doing是动词短语
例子:
- He attempted to solve the problem.
(他试图解决这个问题。)
- He attempted solving the problem, but without success.
(他试图解决这个问题,但没有成功。)
2.含义:attempt to do强调试图或努力去做某事,而attempt doing强调试图或努力去进行某个动作或行为
例子:
- She attempted to learn French.
(她尝试去学习法语。)
- She attempted learning French by practicing every day.
(她尝试去学习法语,每天都练习。)
3.发音:两者的发音相同,英式和美式发音都是一样的
例子:
- He attempted to change his life.
(他试图改变自己的生活。)
- He attempted jumping over the river.
(他尝试着跳过河流。)
4.用法:attempt to do强调尝试去完成一个特定的行为,而attempt doing强调尝试去进行一个动作或行为的过程
例子:
- He attempted to break the world record.
(他试图打破世界纪录。)
- He attempted breaking the world record by training hard every day.
(他试图打破世界纪录,每天都在努力训练。)
5.词汇解释:attempt to do表示尝试去做某事,而attempt doing表示尝试去进行某个动作或行为
例子:
- She attempted to explain the problem.
(她试图解释这个问题。)
- She attempted explaining the problem by using many examples.
(她尝试着解释这个问题,用了很多例子来说明。)
6.其他:两者都表示试图或努力去做某事,但focus不同,attempt to do更注重完成某个具体行为,而attempt doing更注重进行一个动作或行为的过程
例子:
- He attempted to fix the bike.
(他尝试修复自行车。)
- He encountered many difficulties in attempting to fix the bike.
(他尝试修理自行车的过程中遇到了很多困难。)