essayed

英 [eˈseɪd]

美 [eˈseɪd]

v.  企图; 试图
essay的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

The noun is pronounced /'eseɪ/. The verb is pronounced /e'seɪ/. 名词读作 /'eseɪ/。动词读作 /e'seɪ/。


• N-COUNT （学生就某门课程所写的）论说文，短文
  Anessayis a short piece of writing on one particular subject written by a student.
  1. We asked Jason to write an essay about his hometown and about his place in it.
     我们让贾森写一篇有关他的家乡和他自己的家的短文。
• N-COUNT （关于某一方面的）论文，杂文，散文
  Anessayis a short piece of writing on one particular subject that is written by a writer for publication.
  1. ...Thomas Malthus's essay on population.
     托马斯·马尔萨斯有关人口的论文
• VERB 企图;尝试
  If youessaysomething, you try to do it.
  1. Sinclair essayed a smile but it could hardly have been rated as a success.
     辛克莱想试着微笑一下，但根本没有笑出来。
  2. Essayis also a noun.
     
  3. His first essay in running a company was a notoriously tough undertaking.
     众所周知，他第一次尝试经营公司时十分艰难。

双语例句

• Sometimes Madame Magloire essayed a remonstrance in advance.
  马格洛大娘有时试着在事先劝劝。
• He essayed to speak but was told to be quiet.
  他试图发言，但主席让他不要讲话。
• She thought of Painting and essayed several canvases which she took to dealers.
  她想到绘画，就作了好几幅油画，拿到画商那儿去卖。
• At first, indeed, he seemed rather silent than dissatisfied; and it was not till judith had essayed the subject more than once that it led to the following dialogue.
  起初他似乎只是沉默而并非不满；直到朱迪思一再提到这个话题才引出了这样的对话。
• I essayed to speak, but he cut me off with a gesture.
  我想要说，但他以手势阻止我。
• "Well, do you have any close relatives?" the nun essayed.
  “那么，你有直系亲属吗？”修女试探着问道。
• The student essayed his first solo flight.
  该学员尝试作首次单独飞行。
• Over the years, many lead actors have essayed cool school teachers in films.
  多年来，许多领导者在电影中有杂文化凉爽学校教师。
• Between a grand piano and a centre-table piled high with books was space for a half a dozen to walk abreast, yet he essayed it with trepidation.
  在屋子正中堆满书籍的桌子和钢琴之间分明有可容六个人并行的空间，可他走过时却仍提心吊胆。
• Then they all knew who 'twas that had been undoing them in the cabin, and twice Hook essayed to speak and twice he failed.
  这一来，他们才知道在舱里作怪的是谁。胡克两次想说话，两次都没说出来。