题目内容：

The policeman ____ to catch the thief from behind
but he failed.
A.promised B.attended C.attempted D.admitted
B为什么不对,请解析,

优质解答

这句话的意思是警察试图抓小偷但失败了,attempt表示尝试,如attempt commit犯罪未遂,而用attend的意思是他已经加入抓小偷但失败了,逻辑不对