essay
英 [ˈeseɪ , eˈseɪ]
美 [ˈeseɪ , eˈseɪ]
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
复数：essays 过去式：essayed 过去分词：essayed 现在分词：essaying 第三人称单数：essays
Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.3147 / COCA.2536
同义词辨析
essayarticlecompositionpaper【导航词义：文章】
essayn. 文章，论说文，小品文
〔辨析〕
指学生为某门课程所写的短文或论说文，或指关于政治、社会等的小品文、散文等。
〔例证〕
She wrote an essay on Homer.
她写了一篇关于荷马的文章。
He's now revising the first draft of his essay.
他目前正在修改他的文章初稿。
她写了一篇关于荷马的文章。
He's now revising the first draft of his essay.
他目前正在修改他的文章初稿。
articlen. 文章
〔辨析〕
多指在报刊上发表的非小说类文章，如新闻报道、学术论文等。
〔例证〕
Did you read the article on the information revolution?
你读了有关信息革命的那篇文章没有？
This article discusses the events that led to her suicide.
这篇文章讨论了导致她自杀的一系列事件。
你读了有关信息革命的那篇文章没有？
This article discusses the events that led to her suicide.
这篇文章讨论了导致她自杀的一系列事件。
compositionn. 作文
〔辨析〕
多指老师要求学生写的作文练习。
〔例证〕
He made several spelling mistakes in the composition.
他在作文中犯了多处拼写错误。
Her composition is flawless.
她的作文毫无瑕疵。
他在作文中犯了多处拼写错误。
Her composition is flawless.
她的作文毫无瑕疵。
papern. 〈尤美〉（学生）研究报告
〔辨析〕
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等。
〔例证〕
The professor wrote a paper on psychology.
教授写了一篇心理学论文。
He delivered a paper on air pollution.
他宣读了一篇关于空气污染的论文。
教授写了一篇心理学论文。
He delivered a paper on air pollution.
他宣读了一篇关于空气污染的论文。
牛津词典
noun
- （作为课程作业，学生写的）文章，短文
a short piece of writing by a student as part of a course of study- an essay on the causes of the First World War
关于第一次世界大战起因的文章
- an essay on the causes of the First World War
- （用来刊登的）论说文；小品文
a short piece of writing on a particular subject, written in order to be published - 企图；尝试
an attempt to do sth- His first essay in politics was a complete disaster.
他初次涉足政坛便碰得头破血流。
- His first essay in politics was a complete disaster.
verb
- 企图；试图
to try to do sth
柯林斯词典
- 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.- 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。
- We asked Jason to write an essay about his hometown and about his place in it.
- 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.- ...Thomas Malthus's essay on population.
托马斯·马尔萨斯有关人口的论文
- ...Thomas Malthus's essay on population.
- VERB 企图;尝试
If youessaysomething, you try to do it.- 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。 - Essayis also a noun.
- 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。
- Sinclair essayed a smile but it could hardly have been rated as a success.
The noun is pronounced /'eseɪ/. The verb is pronounced /e'seɪ/. 名词读作 /'eseɪ/。动词读作 /e'seɪ/。
英英释义
noun
- a tentative attempt
- an analytic or interpretive literary composition
verb
- 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
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- This approach has been tried with good results
- Test this recipe
双语例句
- Children may find it easier to express themselves in a letter than in a formal essay.
孩子们可能觉得在书信中比在正式的作文中更容易表达自己的观点。 - The essay is ungrammatical and incoherent.
文章写得文理不通。 - The essay seems to start unexpectedly [ unsatisfactorily].
文章开头有点秃。 - The essay was carelessly proofread.
这篇文章的校对浮皮潦草。 - The second quotation is from an essay that D H Lawrence wrote in the nineteen-twenties.
第二段引文出自D.H.劳伦斯20世纪20年代写的一篇文章。 - This is a thoughtful essay.
这是一篇具有思想性的随笔。 - This essay is included in his selected works.
这篇文章已收录在他的选集里。 - This essay needs polishing.
这篇文章还得顺一顺。 - I got a B for my last essay, but only a B minus for this one.
我上一篇作文得了个b，但这一篇只得b-。 - This essay is grammatically smooth and readable.
这篇作文写得还顺。