attempt to企图
例句:Henry attempted to secure the succession to the office.
亨利试图继承这个职位。
2.It says the synthetic cells might take control of living things in nature.
take control of控制,掌管,托管
例句:It's no easy task to take control of a class of young children.
管住一个班的小孩子可不是件容易的事。