Joanna had made one or two half-hearted attempts to befriend Graham's young wife.是什么意思？

Joanna had made one or two half-hearted attempts to befriend Graham's young wife.

乔安娜曾有一两次敷衍着去帮助格雷厄姆年轻的妻子。

Joanna

n. 乔安娜（女子名）；

例句
Their daughter Joanna is doing business studies at a local college...
他们的女儿乔安娜在当地的一所学院念商科。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

made

adj. …制的，（人工）做成的，拼成的，虚构的，保证成功的；v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词)；

例句
Single people are treated as an aberration and made to pay a supplement.
独身者被当成异类，而且要付一笔额外的费用。

one

num. （数字）一，一个，（基数）一，第一；n. 一个人，一点钟，一体，独一；pron. 一个人，任何人，本人，人家，东西；adj. 某一个的，一体的，一方的；

例句
No one ever questioned her capability.
从来没有人质疑她的能力。

or

conj. 或，或者，还是，不然，否则，左右；prep. <古、诗>在…之前，比…更早；n. [纹章]黑金色、黑色；

例句
We are scared to abandon ourselves to our feelings in case we seem weak or out of control.
我们不敢放纵自己的情感，以免显得太过软弱或缺乏自制。

two

n. 两个，两个东西，两点钟，一对；adj. 两个的，我

例句
He has been absent from his desk for two weeks...
他已经有两个星期没有坐在办公桌前了。

attempts

n. 进攻( attempt的名词复数 )，（尤指）企图杀害；v. 试图( attempt的第三人称单数 )，尝试，试图夺取或攻克（堡垒、要塞等），试图征服（高山）；

例句
Their attempts to be casual have so far just looked arch or patronising.
他们本想做出漫不经心的样子，结果反而显得傲慢自大或自视甚高。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

befriend

vt. 以朋友的方式对待，帮助，照顾；

例句
Joanna had made one or two half-hearted attempts to befriend Graham's young wife.
乔安娜曾有一两次敷衍着去帮助格雷厄姆年轻的妻子。

young

adj. 年幼的，有朝气的，年轻人的，青年的；n. 年轻人，幼小的动物，崽；

例句
...incentives to private landlords to accept young people as tenants.
鼓励私人房东租房给年轻人的措施

wife

n. 妻子，太太，夫人，老婆，已婚妇女；

例句
His wife was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for aiding and abetting him...
他的妻子作为他的从犯被判入狱7年。