There have been attempts to modify the fiber chemically to resist abrasion enhancement.
书里看到的 have been后不是要ing吗
追答have been doing现在完成进行时,用它的时候用来表达感情色彩。如He has been playing computer games for six hours!他已经玩了六个小时的游戏了!
至于你疑惑的地方,真正涉及的是there be结构,所以加的是名词attempt,只是用了现在完成时(there have been+名词+---)而已。