每日一词【370】make a stab at：尝试

今天我们要学的词是make a stab at。 Make a stab at, 是尝试的意思，也可以说 have a stab at。 "I had never tried scuba¹ diving before, but I made a stab at it while in Hawaii," 我以前从来没有潜过水，但是这次在夏威夷尝试了一下。

1971年，美国一个叫Dan Cooper的人成功劫机并跳伞逃走，成为美国历史上唯一一宗劫机悬案。"The FBI released new details in the case, in an effort to make a new stab at finding the mysterious skyjacker," 美国联邦调查局公布了案情的新细节，再次试图找到这个神秘的劫机人。好的，今天我们学习的词是make a stab at...

1 scuba   

n.水中呼吸器

参考例句：

• I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve.12岁时我开始迷上了带水中呼吸器潜水。
• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。