"try for" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 争取
• 试图获得

Definition

努力争取或尝试获得你想要的东西，通常是难以获得或有竞争性的目标。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Try for” 常接名词（如 try for the job），用于指具体目标、职位或奖项，而不是具体动作（用 try to）。表示尝试获得某物，常带有不确定性。

Examples

She will try for the scholarship next year.

她明年会**争取**奖学金。

Are you going to try for the team?

你要**争取**进队吗？

He decided to try for a promotion.

他决定**争取**升职。

I know it's tough, but I'm going to try for that internship anyway.

我知道很难，但我还是会**争取**那个实习机会。

Lots of people try for the art contest every year, but only a few win.

每年有很多人**争取**参加美术比赛，但只有少数人获胜。

If you never try for big things, you'll never know what you're capable of.

如果你从不**争取**大事，你永远不会知道自己的能力。