for lack of trying
US /fɚ læk əv ˈtraɪɪŋ/
・UK /fə læk ɔv ˈtraɪɪŋ/
B2 中高級
adv. phr.並非因為努力不足
He did well, at least for lack of trying he gave it his all.
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史上最精采的對決！歐巴馬 vs. 羅姆尼 第二場總統辯論（民眾提問・完整高畫質版） (Second Presidential Debate: Obama vs. Romney (Town Hall, Complete HD))
- it’s not for lack of trying and we’re going to get it done in a second term. But,
並非因為我沒有努力，我們將在第二任期內完成。但是，
- And those that I haven't been able to keep, it's not for lack of trying,
表現更好的例子？」是的，在雷根的經濟衰退時期，失業率達到 10.8
史上十大最殘酷的戰爭行為！ (10 Most Vicious Acts of War in History)
- It wasn't for lack of trying, with one lengthy war lasting between 1532 and 1555.
1532 年至 1555 年間發生了一場曠日持久的戰爭。
- It wasn't for lack of trying, with one lengthy war lasting between 1532 and 1555.
1792 年，英國剛剛從一場戰爭中解脫出來，這場戰爭不僅讓英國損失了大量國庫，還讓英國損失了利潤最豐厚的海外殖民地之一--北美。
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- Not for lack of trying.
完全不缺乏嘗試害死自己的機會
尼泊爾、西藏洪災罹難破700人！BBC新聞 (Nepal-Tibet flood death toll exceeds 700 | BBC News)
- It's not for lack of trying, though, because those officials did give some numbers in terms of the resources being thrown at this: 2,141 members of the People's Armed Police and the People's Liberation Army, plus other rescue teams, have been using 269 vehicles and nearly 4,000 pieces of equipment.
不過這並非因為沒有努力，官員們提供了投入資源的數據：共有 2,141 名武警與解放軍成員，加上其他救援隊，動用了 269 輛車輛與近 4,000 件設備。