Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #159
try
尝试；试验
attempt
- 1.
An attempt.
尝试
- 2.
An act of tasting or sampling.
品尝或试样
- 3.
A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
橄榄球中的得分,类似于美式足球的达阵
- 4.
A field goal or extra point
射门得分或附加分
- 5.
A move that almost solves a chess problem, except that Black has a unique defense.
几乎解决国际象棋问题的走法,但黑方有独特防守
- 6.
A block of code that may trigger exceptions the programmer expects to catch, usually demarcated by the keyword try.
可能触发程序员预期捕获异常的代码块,通常由关键字try标记
品尝；试尝；达阵；触地得分；附加分；试探着法；try 块；try 代码块
In use
I decided to give the new recipe a try.
After two failed tries, she finally got the box open.
The first try didn't work, so he changed his approach.
Connections
Collocations
- give it a try
- 试一下
- If you're not sure, just give it a try.如果你不确定，就试一下。
- worth a try
- 值得一试
- This recipe looks simple; it's worth a try.这个食谱看起来简单，值得一试。
- have a try
- 尝试一下
- You should have a try at solving the puzzle.你应该尝试一下解这个谜题。
- nice try
- 不错的尝试
- Nice try! That was very close.不错的尝试！已经很接近了。
- first try
- 第一次尝试
- He succeeded on his first try.他第一次尝试就成功了。
- another try
- 再试一次
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把try当作‘尝试’来记忆：每一次努力都是一次try。
Context & Register
语域：中性至非正式。典型场景：日常提议、运动尝试、初次尝试等。说明：名词形式'try'多用于口语或非正式场合，表示一次尝试或努力。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the same vowel sound /aɪ/ and end with the letter 'y', making them rhymes with 'try'. Note that words like 'tray' /treɪ/ look similar but have a different vowel sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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