妄图

wàng tú qù chēng bà shì jiè

妄图去称霸世界

a vain attempt at world domination

wàng tú dǎ pò gè quē kǒu

妄图打破个缺口

vainly attempt to make a breach

wàng tú bào fù

妄图报复

vainly attempt to take revenge

wàng tú cuàn quán

妄图篡权

attempt in vain to usurp power

wàng tú rǎn zhǐ

妄图染指

attempt in vain to poke one's finger into

fěi tú wàng tú xiǎng yào táo cuàn

匪徒妄图想要逃窜。

The bandits tried vainly to escape.

tā men hù è bù quān wàng tú kuò dà shā lù guī mó hé fàn wéi

他们怙恶不悛，妄图扩大杀戮规模和范围。

And they are determined to expand the scale and scope of their murder.

wèi le táo tuō zuì zé tā men wàng tú bǎ zuì xíng zāi zài yī gè wú gū zhě de shēn shang

为了逃脱罪责，他们妄图把罪行栽在一个无辜者的身上。

In order to save their own skins they sought to pin the crime on an innocent person.