英語六級-完形語法關(guān)鍵句375. The company management attempted to suppr

375. The company management attempted to suppress information that was not favorable to them, but it was all in vain.

譯文　公司管理層試圖隱瞞對他們不利的信息，但是一切嘗試都是徒勞的。

點睛　短語attempt to do sth.意為“試圖做某事”。attempt與try含義相近，用法也相同，它既可以作動詞，也可以作名詞，只不過attempt比try正式。如：

Before they fled the country, the enemy vainly attempted to destroy all the factories. 敵人在逃往國外前，妄圖把所有工廠都?xì)У簟?

He didn't pass the exam, but it was a good attempt. 他雖然沒有通過考試，但這是一次很好的嘗試。

短語in vain意為“徒然；白費；無效”。favorable意為“有利的”，此外，該詞還可以表示“贊許的；良好的”。如：

We're all favorable to the proposal. 我們都贊同這項提議。