attempt的用法

Question

我要問的是attempt這字的用法

We are making an attempt to achieve our goal.
=We are in our attempt to achieve our goal.
=We are attepting to achieve our goal.
=We are attepting ourselves to achieve our goal.
最後ㄧ句有這樣的用法嗎?

2 make an attempt at
及
make an attempt on
又是?

Answer 1

We are making an attempt to achieve our goal. -- Correct
=We are in our attempt to achieve our goal. -- Correct
=We are attempting to achieve our goal. -- Correct
=We are attempting ourselves to achieve our goal. -- ???
沒見過 to attempt oneself to do something 的用法，應該是錯誤的吧。
2. an attempt at (V-ing) N 是固定搭配的介係詞（動詞則不一定用 make），後面所接的受詞為所要做到的事或目的：
Her attempt at humor (at being humorous) failed.
能夠用 on 做搭配介係詞的，我最常看到的是後面接 someone 或 someone's life，多表示意圖謀刺某（重要的）人（而很少看到單純表示試圖做到某事的用法）：
They planned an attempt on the life of the president.