n. 1. (文艺上的)随笔，漫笔；小品文，短论〔理论性强的学术论文叫 treatise, dissertation〕。 2.尝试，企图 (at); 试验。 3.(未被接受的)邮票[纸币]的图案印刷样张。 vt. 试；企图。 n. -ist 随笔[小品文等]作者。
a tentative attempt
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" 同义词：try, seek, attempt, assay,
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" 同义词：test, prove, try, try out, examine,
例句与用法
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This essay is grammatically smooth and readable . 这篇作文写得还顺。
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We carry this essay with his permission . 我们发表此文得到他的同意。
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The essay is most penetrating and powerful . 这篇杂文极为深刻有力。
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His essay is a valentine to london . 他那篇散文是为怀念伦敦而写的。
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I have twenty essays to mark tonight . 今晚我有二十篇文章要评分数。
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As criticism, this essay misfires . 这篇文章作为批评来讲没有打中要害。
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I really sweated over my last essay . 我写上一篇文章可费了劲了。
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The essay is ungrammatical and incoherent . 文章写得文理不通。
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Cut out the paragraph unnecessary for the essay .. 删掉论文中不必要的段落。
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The essay seems to start unsatisfactorily . 文章开头有点秃。
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