tried
He tried to put a bold face on his failure.
他对自己的失败装出一副满不在乎的样子。
He tried to varnish over the truth with a lie.
他试图用谎言来掩盖真相。
The method seems good but it needs to be tried out.
这个方法似乎不错，但需要试验一下。
He failed in everything he tried.
他想来的一切办法都没成功。
I'll try and rustle you up something to eat.
我设法给你弄点吃的。
He tried to exercise an undue influence upon his colleagues.
他想对他的同事施加不适当的影响。
The little dog whimpered when I tried to bathe its wounds.
当我想给那小狗清洗伤口时它悲嗥起来。
The shy girl tried to make herself as inconspicuous as possible.
那个怕羞的女孩子尽量使自己不被人注意。
He tried to soothe the crying child.
他试着去哄那个在哭的孩子。
He vainly tried to mark the defacing stain out.
他试图除去有损外观的污迹，但没有成功。
The parents tried to smother up his son's crime.
这两个家长想给其儿子掩盖罪行。
He tried in every way to verify this theory.
他想一切办法来验证这个理论。
All his life he tried to act out his beliefs.
他一生致力于把自己的信仰变成行动。
Joe tried to pull the heavy cart, but to no avail.
乔想拉那部笨重的大车，但是拉不动。
He tried to enter the country with forged document.
他试图用伪造的文件进入该国。
She tried to buy time by doing a lot of talk.
她企图以滔滔不绝的谈话来拖延时间。
Enemy ships tried to run the blockade.
敌军船只企图突破封锁线。
They tried to persuade her to commit perjury.
他们竭力说服她出庭作伪证。
I've always tried not to interfere in your affairs.
我总是尽量不干涉你的事情。
I am sick and tried of fighting a losing battle.
我对从事一场毫无成功希望的斗争厌倦了。
I tried to fix the date in my mind.
我试着把那个日期牢记在心。
He made for the door and tried to escape.
他向门口走去，企图逃跑。
He tried hard to make up for the lose time.
他竭力试图弥补损失的时间。
He tried to buy into the club but was not accepted.
他企图花钱而成为俱乐部的会员，但未被接受。
He tried to flog me a broken TV set.
他一个劲儿向我兜售一个破电视机。
He tried to see over the fence but it was too high.
他试图从栅栏上面看过去，但它太高了。
He tried to shade his house with thick trees.
他想让这些大树把房子遮住。
John tried to work off the story as his own.
约翰想冒称这个故事是他写的。
We tried to find cover from the storm.
我们设法寻找遮蔽暴风雨的地方。
The toddler tried to walk but kept falling down.
那小孩学著走路但老是跌跤。
He tried to bribe the police into connivance.
他企图收买警察放他一马。
The boss tried to bleed his employees for every penny they had.
老板力图从雇工们身上榨取出每一分钱。
I tried to talk to her, but she hung up.
我想和她说话，但是她把电话挂断了。
She tried to put her foot into the stirrup.
她试图把脚放进马镫里。
That felon tried to escape from the prison.
那名重罪犯试图从监狱中逃跑。
Many people tried to get their oars in.
许多人都想插一手。
He tried to explain away the missing money.
他试图为丢失钱而进行辩解。
The lard was tried in a big kettle.
这猪油在大锅熬炼。
She tried to dissuade her son from marrying the girl.
她试着劝儿子不要与那女孩结婚。
She tried to intervene between her husband and son.
她想调解丈夫和儿子之间的争吵。
The clerk held out a dress for Martha to try on.
店员拿出一件衣服给玛莎试穿。
They tried to extinguish the flames.
他们竭力要把火焰扑灭。
He tried to find in the list his own name.
他试图在名单上找到自己的名字。
They tried to row the small boat off with a paddle.
他们试图用桨把小船划开。
They watched jig on TV and tried to imitate.
他们看着电视里的快步舞并且试图模仿。
He tried to bring that debate to a halt.
他试图使这场辩论停止。
He tried to find ways of mollifying her.
他想方设法安慰她。
He tried to read the epitaph on the monument.
他试图读出墓碑上的铭文。
We tried to reconcile her with her family.
我们试图让她和她的家庭和好。
The pedlar tried to sell me some small articles.
那个小贩试图卖给我一些小东西。