try
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they try | |
he / she / it tries | |
past simple tried | |
past participle tried | |
-ing form trying |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to make an attempt or effort to do or get something 试图;想要;设法;努力 I don't know if I can come but I'll try. 我不知道是否能来,但我尽可能来。 - try to do something
What are you trying to do? 你想要做什么? I tried hard not to laugh. 我强忍住不笑出来。 You haven’t even tried to find it. 你甚至都没试着找到它。 Don’t try to do it too quickly. 不要试图做得太快。 I kept trying to remember where I had seen him before. 我一直在努力回忆以前在哪里见过他。 I was just trying to help! 我只不过想帮忙而已! She was desperately trying to stay afloat. 她拼命想保持漂浮。 - try your best/hardest (to do something)
She tried her best to solve the problem. 她尽了最大的努力解决这个问题。 Just try your hardest. 请尽力而为吧。 - try doing something
I tried calling him but there was no answer. 我试着给他打电话,但没有人接。 Just try getting a plumber at the weekend! 试试周末找个水管工吧! He tried and tried but he could not climb out. 他试了又试,但还是爬不出来。 Please try again later. 请稍后再试。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitivesExtra ExamplesCan't you do it? Let me try. 你不会吗?让我来试一试。 I clumsily tried to make amends. 我笨拙地想要赔罪。 I wondered if he was purposely trying to avoid me. 我纳闷他是否在故意躲避我。 She tried valiantly to smile through her tears. 她透过泪水勇敢地想要露出笑容。 I've given up trying to persuade her. 我已经放弃试图说服她了。 a treason charge for allegedly trying to overthrow the government by force 据称试图以武力推翻政府的一项叛国罪指控 I hope you're not going to try and deny it. 我希望你不打算试着否定此事。 Can you guys at least try and be nice to her? 你们这些家伙就不能至少试着对她好一点儿吗?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- desperately
- frantically
- furiously
- …
- decide to
- dare (somebody) to
- bother to
- …
- be just trying to do something
- be only trying to do something
- give up trying
- …
- [transitive]
to use, do or test something in order to see if it is good, suitable, etc. 试;试用;试做;试验 - try something
Have you tried this new coffee? It's very good. 你尝过这种新咖啡吗?好极啦。 ‘Would you like to try some raw fish?’ ‘Why not? I'll try anything once!’ “你想尝点儿生鱼片吗?” “好哇,我什么都想尝一点儿!” I'd like to try something new. 我想尝试一些新的东西。 I'm having a caffeine-free week. You should try it. 我这周不含咖啡因。你应该试试。 Have you ever tried windsurfing? 你玩过帆板运动吗? Try these shoes for size—they should fit you. 试试这双鞋的大小,你穿应该合脚。 She tried the door, but it was locked. 她推了推那扇门,但门锁着。 - try something on somebody/something
The treatment has not yet been tried on patients. 这种疗法尚未在病人身上试验过。 - try doing something
John isn't here. Try phoning his mobile. 约翰不在这里。试试打他的手机。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- desperately
- frantically
- furiously
- …
- decide to
- dare (somebody) to
- bother to
- …
- be just trying to do something
- be only trying to do something
- give up trying
- …
- try something
- [transitive] [often passive]
to examine evidence in court and decide whether somebody is innocent or guilty 审理;审讯;审判 - try somebody (for something)
He was tried for murder. 他因谋杀罪而受审。 - try something
The case was tried before a jury. 此案是由陪审团参加审理的。
- try somebody (for something)
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French trier ‘sift’, of unknown origin. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the early 17th cent.
Idioms
do/try your damnedest (to do something)
do/try your level best (to do something)
to do as much as you can to try to achieve something Topics Successc2尽自己最大的努力;竭尽全力;全力以赴
not for want/lack of trying
used to say that although somebody has not succeeded in something, they have tried very hard 并非努力不够;已经尽力了 They haven't won a game yet, but it isn't for want of trying. 他们还没赢过一场比赛,但并不是由于拼劲不足。 They lost the game, but not for lack of trying. 他们输了比赛,但已经尽力了。
these things are sent to try us
- (saying)
used to say that you should accept an unpleasant situation or event because you cannot change it (表示无法改变,应该接受)这些都是对我们的考验(或磨炼)
tried and tested/trusted (British English)
(North American English tried and true)
that you have used or relied on in the past successfully 经过考验的;可靠的;可信赖的 a tried and tested method for solving the problem 解决这个问题的可靠办法
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- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
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try/do your damnedest (to do something)
- (informal)
to try as hard as you can (to do something) 全力以赴;尽力而为;竭尽全力 She tried her damnedest to get it done on time. 她竭尽全力按时完成了任务。
try your hand (at something)
to do something such as an activity or a sport for the first time 初试身手
try it on (with somebody) (British English, informal, disapproving)
try your luck (at something)
to do something that involves risk or luck, hoping to succeed Topics Successc2碰运气
try somebody’s patience
to make somebody feel impatient 使忍无可忍;使不耐烦 His stubbornness would try the patience of a saint. 他的固执会考验圣人的耐心。