The noun is pronounced /'eseɪ/. The verb is pronounced /e'seɪ/. 名词读作 /'eseɪ/。动词读作 /e'seɪ/。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（学生就某门课程所写的）论说文，短文 An essay is a short piece of writing on one particular subject written by a student.
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（关于某一方面的）论文，杂文，散文 An essay is a short piece of writing on one particular subject that is written by a writer for publication.
[oft N on n]
...Thomas Malthus's essay on population.
托马斯·马尔萨斯有关人口的论文
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[VERB 动词]企图；尝试 If you essay something, you try to do it.
[V n]
[usu N in n]
[FORMAL 正式]
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。
Essay is also a noun.
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。
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essayessaysessayedessayingnoun★/ˈeseɪ; NAmEˈeseɪ/1★essay(on sth) a short piece of writing by a student as part of a course of study （作为课程作业，学生写的）文章，短文◆an essay on the causes of the First World War关于第一次世界大战起因的文章2★essay(on sth) a short piece of writing on a particular subject, written in order to be published （用来刊登的）论说文，小品文3essay(in sth) ( formal) an attempt to do sth 企图；尝试◆His first essay in politics was a complete disaster.他初次涉足政坛便碰得头破血流。verb/eˈseɪ; NAmEeˈseɪ/essaysth ( literary) to try to do sth 企图；试图essay/ˈeseɪ; NAmEˈeseɪ/
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essay1 noun
essay2 verb
essayes‧say1 /ˈeseɪ/ ●●●S3 noun [countable]
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1a short piece of writing about a particular subject by a student as part of a course of studyessay on/about an essay on Bernard Shaw2a short piece of writing giving someone’s ideas about politics, society etcessay on Rousseau’s ‘Essay on the Origin of Languages’3formal an attempt to do somethingCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbswrite/do an essay· I’ve got a 3,000 word essay to write before Friday.give in/hand in an essay· Half the class failed to hand in their essay on time.mark an essay British English, grade an essay American English:· I went home knowing that I still had a pile of essays to mark.read an essay· Did you read her essay on ‘The Waste Land’?ADJECTIVES/NOUN + essayan English/history/politics etc essay· He got a good grade for his English essay.a critical essay (=one that judges how good a book, writer etc is)· The anthology contains critical essays by Kael, Graham Greene and others.an academic essay· Mature students often need practice writing academic essays.a literary essay· In a literary essay, you should explore the meaning and construction of the text.essay + NOUNan essay question· We practised essay questions from previous exam papers.an essay title· You will find a list of essay titles on the notice board.an essay topic· Students will be given six essay topics, from which they must choose two.phrasesa collection of essays· She published a collection of essays on philosophy.THESAURUSessay a piece of writing written by a student as part of a course of study: · We had to write an essay about the environment.· Have you handed in your essay yet?paper an essay written by a someone who has studied a subject as part of their research. Paper is also used about an essay that you have to write for a class at school, especially in American English: · The professor has published over forty scientific papers on diseases of tropical crops· At the beginning of the school year we had to write a paper about our interests.dissertation a long essay written as part of a university degree: · In the third year of their course, students have to write a 10,000 word dissertation on a topic that has been approved by their tutor.thesis a very long essay that is part of an advanced university degree such as a master’s degree or a doctorate: · He wrote his doctoral thesis on the literature of the English romantic movement.
essay1 noun
essay2 verb
essayes‧say2 /eˈseɪ/ verb [transitive]
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formal to attempt to do something
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