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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He essayed to speak but was told to be quiet.
  他试图发言，但主席让他不要讲话。
• Sometimes Madame Magloire essayed a remonstrance in advance.
  马格洛大娘有时试着在事先劝劝。
• 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。
• Four times the missionary societies had essayed the peaceful conquest of the island, and four times, between sickness and massacre, they had been driven away.
  传教团做过四次和平征服该岛的尝试，但均被疾病和大刀驱赶出来。
• Mrs Corney twice essayed to speak, and twice failed.
  考尔尼太太两次试图启齿，两次都没有成功。
• I essayed to speak, but he cut me off with a gesture.
  我想要说，但他以手势阻止我。
• The bishop essayed to make him a bow.
  主教试图朝他行个礼。