essay

英['eseɪ] 美['eseɪ]
  • n. 论文;短评;散文;试图
  • vt. 尝试
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星级词汇:
    n. (名词)
    1. 小品文,随笔,漫笔,散文,杂文;短论,评论,论说文;文章
    2. 试验
    3. <书>尝试,尝试的结果
    4. 邮票的图案印刷样张
    5. 标记
    6. 试图,企图
    v. (动词)
    1. 试图,企图,尝试,作…尝试
    2. 试验…的性质,试做,进行…分析
    n. (名词)
    1. [C]散文,随笔 a short piece of writing on a particular subject

英英释义

Noun:
  1. an analytic or interpretive literary composition

  2. a tentative attempt

Verb:
  1. 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"

  2. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to;

    "This approach has been tried with good results"
    "Test this recipe"

1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The points you make are fine, but the whole essay lacks coherence.
你提出的论点很好,但整篇文章缺乏呼应连贯。

来自《权威词典》

4. Reading this essay was an elevating experience.
阅读这篇短文很有启发。

来自《权威词典》

5. an essay on the causes of the First World War
关于第一次世界大战起因的文章

来自《权威词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. This essay is admirable in all respects.
      这篇文章在各方面都很值得欣赏。
    2. I had turn over my essay to the professor.
      我已经把论文交给教授了。
    3. This essay represents a considerable improvement on your recent work.
      这篇论文说明你最近的工作取得了相当大的改进。
    4. The teacher geve an essay on his composition.
      老师给他的作文做了一个短评。
    5. His essay was carried in the June number.
      他的散文登载在六月号上。
    6. In my opinion, essay is more readable than poem.
      在我看来,散文比诗歌更具可读性。
    7. She made her first essays at cooking.
      她初次尝试做菜。
    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. He essayed to speak but was told to be quiet.
      他试图发言,但主席让他不要讲话。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. It's an essay heavy with surplus phrasing.
      这是篇废话连篇的散文。
    2. This is a thoughtful essay.
      这是一篇具有思想性的随笔。
composition,article,essay,paper,prose,thesis,theme,dissertation
  • 这些名词均含“文章”或“论文”之意。
  • composition多指学校里老师给学生的作文练习。
  • article多指在报刊、杂志上发表的非文艺性的文章,包括新闻报导、学术论文等。
  • essay指任何一种非小说性的,篇幅不长、结构简练的文章,如论说文、报道、评论、讽刺性杂文等。
  • paper正式用词,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,或学校里的作文练习。
  • prose专指散文。
  • thesis既可指毕业论文、学位论文,又可指一般的为阐述学术观点而写的论文。
  • theme一般指大学或高中生作为作业所写的篇幅有限、较完整论述某个观点的文章。也可指作品或谈话的主要论题。
  • dissertation书面语用词,指独立研究后所写的较为详细的专题文章;也可指学位论文。
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