essay

noun

1. （作为课程作业，学生写的）文章，短文
   a short piece of writing by a student as part of a course of study
   1. 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. （用来刊登的）论说文；小品文
   a short piece of writing on a particular subject, written in order to be published
3. 企图；尝试
   an attempt to do sth
   1. His first essay in politics was a complete disaster.
      他初次涉足政坛便碰得头破血流。

verb

1. 企图；试图
   to try to do sth

The noun is pronounced /'eseɪ/. The verb is pronounced /e'seɪ/. 名词读作 /'eseɪ/。动词读作 /e'seɪ/。


1. 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.
   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。
2. 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.
   1. ...Thomas Malthus's essay on population.
      托马斯·马尔萨斯有关人口的论文
3. VERB 企图;尝试
   If you essay something, 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. Essay is 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。

1. NB The opinions stated in this essay do not necessarily represent those of the Church of God Missionary Society.
   请注意：文中所述观点并不代表传教会的立场。
2. This was a troubling essay on the anatomy of nationhood.
   这是一篇剖析民族主义的让人不安的文章。
3. The essay exhorts women to cast off their servitude to husbands and priests
   该文劝告女性不要再对丈夫和牧师低三下四。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. Children may find it easier to express themselves in a letter than in a formal essay.
   孩子们可能觉得在书信中比在正式的作文中更容易表达自己的观点。
7. The second quotation is from an essay that D H Lawrence wrote in the nineteen-twenties.
   第二段引文出自D.H.劳伦斯20世纪20年代写的一篇文章。
8. We have to do quite a bit of reading, and then we have our ongoing work which would be an essay
   我们要进行大量阅读，而且手头有一篇论文要写。
9. He's now revising the first draft of his essay.
   他目前正修改他的文章初稿。
10. There is much food for thought in this essay.
    这篇杂文中有不少发人深思的东西。
11. The essay is most penetrating and powerful.
    这篇杂文极为深刻有力。
12. The essay seems to start unexpectedly [ unsatisfactorily].
    文章开头有点秃。
13. The essay was pithily written.
    文章写得很简洁。
14. Here's the essay for you to look over.
    这篇文章请你过目[过一下目]。
15. The essay is ungrammatical and incoherent.
    文章写得文理不通。
16. This essay is grammatically smooth and readable.
    这篇作文写得还顺。
17. This essay needs polishing.
    这篇文章还得顺一顺。
18. After being touched up, the essay reads more smoothly.
    稿子经过这样一改，念起来就顺口多了。
19. If you want to write a clear and coherent essay, you have to work hard on it.
    文章要写得清通，必须下一番苦功。
20. The essay was carelessly proofread.
    这篇文章的校对浮皮潦草。
21. The essay has furnished us food for thought.
    这篇文章给我们提供了思考的材料。
22. Your interpretation of this essay is much too forced.
    你这样解释这篇文章太牵强附会了。
23. "don't forget to headline the essay." the teacher said.
    老师说：“不要忘了给论文加标题”。
24. I'll make a draft of the essay and then ask you to revise it.
    这篇文章我先打个底子，再请你修改。
25. This essay is included in his selected works.
    这篇文章已收录在他的选集里。
26. The essay is dead boring and lacks readability.
    这篇文章很没趣，可读性不强。
27. This is a thoughtful essay.
    这是一篇具有思想性的随笔。
28. I got a B for my last essay, but only a B minus for this one.
    我上一篇作文得了个b，但这一篇只得b-。
29. The parts irrelevant to the topic of the essay should be cut out.
    文章中与主题无关的内容应予割弃。
30. There is a large crop of mistakes in your essay.
    你的文章里有许多错误。

  essay article composition paper【导航词义：文章】

  essay n. 文章，论说文，小品文

〔辨析〕指学生为某门课程所写的短文或论说文，或指关于政治、社会等的小品文、散文等。

  article n. 文章

〔辨析〕多指在报刊上发表的非小说类文章，如新闻报道、学术论文等。

  composition n. 作文

〔辨析〕多指老师要求学生写的作文练习。

  paper n. 〈尤美〉（学生）研究报告

〔辨析〕多指在学术刊物上发表或在学术会议上宣读的专题论文，也指高等学校的学期论文等。

noun

1. a tentative attempt

2. an analytic or interpretive literary composition

verb

1. make an effort or attempt
   1. He tried to shake off his fears
   2. The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps
   3. The police attempted to stop the thief
   4. He sought to improve himself
   5. She always seeks to do good in the world

   Synonym:    tryseekattemptassay

2. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
   1. This approach has been tried with good results
   2. Test this recipe

   Synonym:    testprovetrytry outexamine