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- essay
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1.
n
a short literary composition dealing with a subject analytically or speculatively
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2.
n
an attempt or endeavour; effort
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3.
n
a test or trial
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to attempt or endeavour; try
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5.
vt.
to test or try out
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6.
vt.
[Etymology]
C15: from Old French essaier to attempt, from essai an attempt, from Late Latin exagium a weighing, from Latin agere to do, compel, influenced by exigere to investigate
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1.
n
a short literary composition dealing with a subject analytically or speculatively
Examples
- to award a prize for the best essay
- 给最佳论文授奖 → award
- an essay on war
- 关于战争的文章 → on
- to organize an essay
- 构思一篇文章 → organize
- a thoughtful essay
- 一篇富有思想内容的文章 → thoughtful
- a vein of humor in the essay
- 富于幽默的文章 → vein
- There are definite weaknesses in his essay.
- 他的散文中有明显的缺陷。 → weakness
- My professor didn't seem very interested in my essay.
- 教授对我的文章似乎不是很感兴趣。 → interested
- I will just finish my essay, then we can go out for dinner.
- 我马上就能把文章写完，然后我们就出去吃饭。 → just
- I just need to finish my essay, but it won't take long.
- 我得把文章写完，不过不会花太长时间的。
- I need a flash of inspiration to finish my essay.
- 我需要一些灵感来完成这篇文章。 → flash
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