justify

Nothing justify killing innocent people and animals. 没有任何理由让你杀害无辜的人和动物

he is made no attempt to flee。他没打算逃跑

But very few animals will attempt to cross a river when its flooding.不过没多少动物会在河水泛滥时过河。

attempt   at-(ad-)=to,towards;intensive 朝着、靠近、加强语气

词根 tempt=to try尝试

努力、尝试、企图