essays

英 [eˈseɪz]

美 [eˈseɪz]

n.  (作为课程作业，学生写的)文章，短文; (用来刊登的)论说文; 小品文; 企图; 尝试
v.  企图; 试图
essay的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

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


• N-COUNT （学生就某门课程所写的）论说文，短文
  Anessayis 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。
• N-COUNT （关于某一方面的）论文，杂文，散文
  Anessayis 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
• VERB 企图;尝试
  If youessaysomething, 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. Essayis 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。

双语例句

• I like essays with an acrid flavour.
  我喜欢风格泼辣的文章。
• I read some of his political essays.
  我读了他的一些政论性杂文。
• The essays give a Chinese point of view on China.
  这些文章表达了一个中国人对中国的看法。
• He was marking essays in his small study.
  他正在他那间小书房里批阅文章。
• I never know there are so many essays and poems keeping in my PC.
  我从没知道有那么多散文和诗放在我的PC。
• What's more, I usually read a book or some essays.
  更重要的是，我经常阅读一本书或一些文章。
• The essays that Parsons completed in the latter part of his life are of a piece with his earlier work.
  帕森斯后半生完成的文章和他的早期著作一脉相承。
• This American author uses vivid descriptions in his essays.
  这位美国作家在他的散文中采用了生动的描绘手法。
• This volume of essays was designed to accompany an exhibition in Cologne
  这本文集是为配合在科隆举办的一场展览而出的。
• When I learnt some new knowledge from the books or the essays, I had a satisfy feeling.
  当我学到了一些新知识的书或文章，我有一个满足的感觉。