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Essay N Count Short Piece Writing Subject Written 英[ˈeseɪ

单词 essay
音标
英[ˈeseɪ] 美[ˈɛsˌe, ɛˈse]
解释
n.散文;随笔,杂记文;尝试,企图;试验;vt.尝试;试验;
例句

N-COUNT
(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.
例: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
An essay is a short piece of writing on one particular subject that is written by a writer for publication.
例:...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 you essay something, you try to do it.
例: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。
变形
third:essays~done:essayed~pl:essays~ing:essaying~past:essayed~

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