in an attempt to do

基本解释

in an attempt to do sth.
未尝试做某事；
She wants to make a good impression —and in an attempt to do so continually finds herself telling stories with no end.
她想给你留下一个好印象，却发现自己说起话来没完没了。
They believe that the majority of Arabs will continue to back actions detrimental to Israel in an attempt to do away with the Jewish state.
他们相信大部分阿拉伯国家还是会为了抹掉犹太国而继续实施有害于以色列的行动。

McDonald's paid an undisclosed amount to be the official coffee-purveyor, in an attempt to persuade designers that they do not have to drink designer coffee.
ECONOMIST: Creative destruction meets haute couture
That tempts governments to shout ever louder in an attempt to get the public to listen—and nowhere do they do so more stridently than in Britain.
ECONOMIST: Public health
Your opinions, which are often offered in an attempt to connect through collusion, do not help your team, but instead plague them with doubt and uncertainty that the business is heading in the wrong direction.
FORBES: Check Your Opinions At The Door