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  • Conjugation : past  tried ; pp  tried ; ing  trying ; pl  tries
  • Derivatives : adj  trying
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

try [traɪ]
  1. 1. noun [c] 尝试
    It's worth a try.
    值得一试。
  2. 2. noun [Rugby] 触球
  3. 3. vt. (attempt) 试
    I tried a different approach to the problem.
    我试着用不同方法解决这个问题
  4. 4. vt. (test) 尝试
    I've tried herbal cigarettes but I don't like them.
    尝试过草烟但不喜欢
  5. 5. vt. [+case] [ person] 审理
  6. 6. vt. [+person] [ place]
    Have you tried the local music shops?
    你试过当地音乐商店吗?
  7. 7. vi. (make effort) 努力
    You can do it if you try.
    如果努力能够做到
    to have a try at sth, give sth a try
    尝试做某事
    to try to do sth, try doing sth
    尽力做某事
    to try one's best {or} hardest to do sth
    某人最大的能力做某事

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

try [traɪ]
  1. 1. verb 尝试试图设法
    A film producer has tried to persuade her back to the screen.
    一位电影制片人试图劝她重返银幕
  2. 2. verb 进行试验;给……做试验
    The same experiment can be tried with the skin of human being.
    用人皮肤同样试验
  3. 3. vt. 审理审判
    His niece shot her lover and was tried for murder.
    侄女枪杀她的情人,并因谋杀受审
  4. 4. vt. 品尝尝试
    I tried many different dishes during the course of a meal.
    我在用餐品尝许多不同菜肴
  5. 5. vt. 听取证言);检验证据
    All criminals will be tried in a court of law.
    所有罪犯将在法庭听证
  6. 6. vt. 给……造成痛苦麻烦
    I was tried by the awful accusations.
    这个可怕指控令我很是痛苦
  7. 7. vt. 测试……的极限
    The children were trying the teacher's patience.
    孩子们正在考验老师耐心
    You are trying my patience!
    我的忍耐是有限度的!
  8. 8. vt. 融化
    The butter will be tried to remove the impurities.
    黄油将被融化去除杂质
  9. 9. vi. 试穿
    Please give it a try.
    试穿一下
  10. 10. n.[c] 尝试试图努力
    I wanted a try at joining the new team.
    尝试着融入新的团队
    She gave it a good try.
    很好地试了一次

Collins English-English Dictionary

try [traɪ]
  1. 1. n [American football] try for a point an attempt made after a touchdown to score an extra point by kicking a goal or, for two extra points, by running the ball or completing a pass across the opponents' goal line
  2. 2. vb [when tr, may take an infinitive, sometimes with to replaced by and] to make an effort or attempt
    he tried to climb a cliff
  3. 3. vt. [tr; often foll by out] to sample, test, or give experimental use to (something) in order to determine its quality, worth, etc
    try her cheese flan
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to put strain or stress on
    he tries my patience
  5. 5. vt. [tr; often passive] to give pain, affliction, or vexation to: I have been sorely tried by those children
  6. 6. vt. to examine and determine the issues involved in (a cause) in a court of law
  7. 7. vt. to hear evidence in order to determine the guilt or innocence of (an accused)
  8. 8. vt. to sit as judge at the trial of (an issue or person)
  9. 9. vt. [tr] to melt (fat, lard, etc) in order to separate out impurities
  10. 10. vt. [tr; usually foll by out] [obsolete] to extract (a material) from an ore, mixture, etc, usually by heat; refine
  11. 11. n an experiment or trial
  12. 12. n an attempt or effort
  13. 13. n [rugby] the act of an attacking player touching the ball down behind the opposing team's goal line, scoring five or, in Rugby League, four points
  14. 14. n See also try on try out
  15. 15. n [Etymology] C13: from Old French trier to sort, sift, of uncertain origin
  16. 16. n [Usage] The use of and instead of to after try is very common, but should be avoided in formal writing: we must try to prevent (not try and prevent) this happening

Examples

to try to do sth, try doing sth
尽力做某事
to hazard a try
冒险一试
to try to remember a name
尽量回忆某个名字
to try a new recipe
试一下新的烹饪法
try to remember
尽力记住

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