1. 企圖,嘗試[(+at/on)][+to-v]

He made an attempt on the world record.

他試圖打破世界紀(jì)錄。

Her attempt at poetry was a failure.

她嘗試寫詩失敗了。

2. 試圖攻占

They attempted the life of the dictator.

他們試圖殺死這個獨(dú)裁者。

n.[C]

1. 試圖;企圖;試圖做[+to-v][+v-ing]

They attempted to finish the task before July.

他們試圖在七月以前完成這項(xiàng)任務(wù)。

3. (聲音等)變微弱;(光等)變暗淡;逐漸消失[(+away)]

The sound of the footsteps faded away.

腳步聲漸漸消失了。

2. (顏色)褪去

The color fades when exposed to light.

這顏色曝光后會褪色。

1. 凋謝,枯萎

The flowers faded for want of water.

花兒因缺水而凋謝了。

4. (最后)決定(為)[+to-v][+that]

He concluded that he would wait a little longer.

他決定再等一會兒。

He concluded to quit on pay day.

他決定在發(fā)薪水這天辭職。

vi.

結(jié)束,終了[(+with)]

The meeting concluded after two hours.

兩小時后會議結(jié)束了。

Impressive as the record is, it fades next to the story of Armstrong’s struggle against disease.

as引導(dǎo)讓步狀從，句子倒裝。

Angry as he was, he listened to me patiently.

他很惱怒，卻能耐心地聽我說話。

Strange as it seems, it is so.

看似不可思議，事實(shí)卻是如此。

fade

vi.

3. 締結(jié)(條約)[(+with)]

2. 推斷出,斷定 [+that]

What can you conclude from these observations?

你從這些觀察中能得出什么結(jié)論?