essay
noun
verb
ˈeseɪ
noun
1
a
short
piece
of
writing
about
a
particular
subject
by
a
student
as
part
of
a
course
of
study
〔学生为某门课程所写的〕短文，论说文
[+
on/about
]
an
essay
on
Bernard
Shaw
关于萧伯纳的文章
2
a
short
piece
of
writing
giving
someone’s
ideas
about
politics,
society
etc
〔关于政治、社会等的〕小品文，散文
[+
on
]
Rousseau’s
Essay
on
the
Origin
of
Languages
卢梭的《论语言的起源》一文
3
an
attempt
to
do
something
[正式] 尝试; 企图
formal
eˈseɪ
verb
4
to
attempt
to
do
something
[正式] 试图; 企图