attempt to试图,企图
例句:Never attempt to fight a fire wearing a respirator or breathing apparatus.
绝不要尝试在带着呼吸器或呼吸装置的情况下去救火。
2.By the end of the first year, most children are able to say a few simple words.
by the end of到…为止
例句:He had finished his great works by the end of 1980.
到1980年底, 他已完成了他的巨著。