essay[5esei, 5esi]vt.企图, 尝试n.企图, 散文, 小品文, 随笔, 短文, 评论essay[5esei, 5esi]n.(文艺上的) 随笔, 小品文, 文章短论(理论性强的学术论文叫treatise, dissertation)尝试, 企图, 试验(邮票或纸币的)未被接受的图案印刷样张political essay政论文essay question(与填充题、是非题相对而言的)问答题make an essay to assist sb.试图帮助某人essay[5esei, 5esi]vt.[e5sei, 5esei] 试做; 企图essay to do sth.试图做某事essayern.essayist[5eseIIst]n.随笔[小品文等]作者essayistic[-5istik]adj.散文体的, 讨论性的essayes.sayAHD:[µs“³”, µ-s³“] D.J.[6es7e!, e6se!]K.K.[6Ws7e, W6se]n.[µs“³”] A short literary composition on a single subject, usually presenting the personal view of the author.Something resembling such a composition:a photojournalistic essay.A testing or trial of the value or nature of a thing:an essay of the students' capabilities.An initial attempt or endeavor, especially a tentative attempt.v.tr.es.sayed,es.say.ing,es.says[µ-s³“, µs“³”] To make an attempt at; try.To subject to a test.Middle English essayen [to try] from Old French essaier from Vulgar Latin *exagi³e [to weigh out] from Late Latin exagium [a weighing] Latin ex- [ex-] Latin agere [to drive] * see ag- essay“ern.essay来自古法语essai<拉丁语exagiumessayarticleattemptcompositionexperimentpaperstudytestthesistryundertakeessay[5eseI]n.essays随笔；文章She wrote an essay on My Family.她写了一篇题为《我的家庭》的文章。The other day I came across an interesting essay on the war with Napoleon.前几天我偶然地读到一篇关于同拿破仑作战的有趣文章。（常与at, in连用）企图；尝试She made her first essays at cooking.她初次尝试做菜。essay[e5seI]vt.essayed, essaying企图，试图to essay a dramatic role试演某一角色essay n.短论,实验,样品;vt.尝试,实验,企图
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