essay 音标拼音: [ɛs'e] ['ɛs
, e]
n . 随笔,短文,评论,企图
vt . 试图
随笔,短文,评论,企图试图
essay n 1 :
an analytic or interpretive literary composition 2 :
a tentative attempt v 1 :
make an effort or attempt ; "
He tried to shake off his fears "; "
The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps "; "
The police attempted to stop the thief "; "
He sought to improve himself "; "
She always seeks to do good in the world " [
synonym :
{
try }, {
seek }, {
attempt }, {
essay }, {
assay }]
2 :
put to the test ,
as for its quality ,
or give experimental use to ; "
This approach has been tried with good results "; "
Test this recipe " [
synonym : {
test }, {
prove }, {
try }, {
try out },
{
examine }, {
essay }]
Essay \
Es *
say "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Essayed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Essaying }.] [
F .
essayer .
See {
Essay },
n .]
1 .
To exert one '
s power or faculties upon ;
to make an effort to perform ;
to attempt ;
to endeavor ;
to make experiment or trial of ;
to try .
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What marvel if I thus essay to sing ? --
Byron .
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Essaying nothing she can not perform . --
Emerson .
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A danger lest the young enthusiast . . .
should essay the impossible . --
J .
C .
Shairp .
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2 .
To test the value and purity of (
metals );
to assay .
See {
Assay }. [
Obs .] --
Locke .
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Essay \
Es "
say \,
n .;
pl . {
Essays }. [
F .
essai ,
fr .
L .
exagium a weighing ,
weight ,
balance ;
ex out agere to drive ,
do ;
cf .
examen ,
exagmen ,
a means of weighing ,
a weighing ,
the tongue of a balance ,
exigere to drive out ,
examine ,
weigh ,
Gr .
'
exa `
gion a weight , '
exagia `
zein to examine , '
exa `
gein to drive out ,
export .
See {
Agent },
and cf . {
Exact }, {
Examine },
{
Assay }.]
1 .
An effort made ,
or exertion of body or mind ,
for the performance of anything ;
a trial ;
attempt ;
as ,
to make an essay to benefit a friend . "
The essay at organization ."
--
M .
Arnold .
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2 . (
Lit .)
A composition treating of any particular subject ;
--
usually shorter and less methodical than a formal ,
finished treatise ;
as ,
an essay on the life and writings of Homer ;
an essay on fossils ,
or on commerce .
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3 .
An assay .
See {
Assay },
n . [
Obs .]
Syn :
Attempt ;
trial ;
endeavor ;
effort ;
tract ;
treatise ;
dissertation ;
disquisition .
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176 Moby Thesaurus words for "
essay ":
acid test ,
approach ,
article ,
assay ,
attempt ,
autograph ,
bid ,
blank determination ,
brainchild ,
bring to test ,
brouillon ,
causerie ,
chance ,
composition ,
computer printout ,
confirm ,
copy ,
crack ,
criterion ,
crucial test ,
crucible ,
cut and try ,
descant ,
determination ,
discourse ,
discussion ,
disquisition ,
dissertation ,
docimasy ,
document ,
draft ,
edited version ,
effort ,
endeavor ,
engage ,
engrossment ,
etude ,
examination ,
excursus ,
exertion ,
experiment ,
explication ,
exposition ,
fair copy ,
feature ,
feeling out ,
fiction ,
final draft ,
finished version ,
first approach ,
first draft ,
flimsy ,
fling ,
gambit ,
give a try ,
give a tryout ,
go ,
go about ,
hassle ,
have a go ,
holograph ,
homily ,
introductory study ,
kiteflying ,
labor ,
letter ,
lick ,
lift a finger ,
literae scriptae ,
literary artefact ,
literary production ,
literature ,
lucubration ,
make an attempt ,
make an effort ,
manuscript ,
matter ,
memoir ,
monograph ,
morceau ,
move ,
nonfiction ,
note ,
offer ,
opus ,
ordeal ,
original ,
outline ,
pandect ,
paper ,
paragraph ,
parchment ,
penscript ,
piece ,
piece of writing ,
play ,
play around with ,
poem ,
practice upon ,
preliminary study ,
printed matter ,
printout ,
probation ,
production ,
prolegomenon ,
proof ,
prove ,
put to trial ,
reading matter ,
recension ,
research ,
research paper ,
road -
test ,
rough draft ,
rough sketch ,
run a sample ,
sample ,
screed ,
scrip ,
script ,
scrive ,
scroll ,
second draft ,
seek ,
shake down ,
shot ,
sketch ,
sounding out ,
special article ,
stab ,
standard ,
step ,
strive ,
striving ,
stroke ,
strong bid ,
struggle ,
study ,
substantiate ,
survey ,
tackle ,
taste ,
tentative ,
term paper ,
test ,
test case ,
the written word ,
theme ,
thesis ,
toil ,
touchstone ,
tract ,
tractate ,
transcript ,
transcription ,
travail ,
treatise ,
treatment ,
trial ,
trial and error ,
try ,
try it on ,
try out ,
typescript ,
undertake ,
undertaking ,
validate ,
venture ,
venture on ,
venture upon ,
verification ,
verify ,
version ,
whack ,
work ,
writing
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