They tried several methods before they hit on this way of doing it.

我们试过好几种办法，最后才忽然想到要这么干。

youdao

I always have troubles in some stages of designing and having tried several methods feeding back rather bad result, my passion on the mission is fading.

习惯性并且阶段性的陷入思维上的僵局，自己有时候也不知道怎么解套，尤其是尝试了几种方法之后效果不佳，于是做下去的热情也开始消减。

youdao

Over time, I have tried and found several methods that are helpful to pull me out of a rut.

久而久之，我渐渐的尝试并发现了一些能使我摆脱困顿的方法。

youdao

He tried several methods, but among the most effective was a new computer progam called the Variant Annotation, Analysis and Selection Tool, or VAAST.

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