trying 音标拼音: [tr'ɑɪɪŋ] [tr'ɑɪŋ]
a . 难受的,恼人的
难受的,恼人的
trying adj 1 :
hard to endure ; "
fell upon trying times "
2 :
extremely irritating to the nerves ; "
nerve -
racking noise ";
"
the stressful days before a war "; "
a trying day at the office " [
synonym : {
nerve -
racking }, {
nerve -
wracking }, {
stressful },
{
trying }]
Try \
Try \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
tried };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Trying }.] [
OE .
trien to select ,
pick out ,
F .
trier to cull ,
to out ,
LL .
tritare to triturate (
hence the sense of ,
to thresh ,
to separate the grain from the straw ,
to select ),
L .
terere ,
tritum ,
to rub ,
bruise ,
grind ,
thresh .
See {
Trite }.]
1 .
To divide or separate ,
as one sort from another ;
to winnow ;
to sift ;
to pick out ; --
frequently followed by out ;
as ,
to try out the wild corn from the good . [
Obs .]
--
Sir T .
Elyot .
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2 .
To purify or refine ,
as metals ;
to melt out ,
and procure in a pure state ,
as oil ,
tallow ,
lard ,
etc . --
Shak .
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The words of the Lord are pure words :
as silver tried in a furnace of earth ,
purified seven times .
--
Ps .
xii .
6 .
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For thou ,
O God ,
hast proved us :
thou hast tried us ,
as silver is tried . --
Ps .
lxvi .
10 .
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3 .
To prove by experiment ;
to apply a test to ,
for the purpose of determining the quality ;
to examine ;
to prove ;
to test ;
as ,
to try weights or measures by a standard ;
to try a man '
s opinions .
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Let the end try the man . --
Shak .
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4 .
To subject to severe trial ;
to put to the test ;
to cause suffering or trouble to .
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Thus far to try thee ,
Adam ,
I was pleased . --
Milton .
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These are the times that try men '
s souls . --
Thomas Paine (
1776 )
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PJC ]
5 .
To experiment with ;
to test by use ;
as ,
to try a remedy for disease ;
to try a horse .
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Come ,
try upon yourselves what you have seen me .
--
Shak .
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To ease her cares the force of sleep she tries .
--
Swift .
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6 .
To strain ;
to subject to excessive tests ;
as ,
the light tries his eyes ;
repeated disappointments try one '
s patience .
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7 . (
Law )
To examine or investigate judicially ;
to examine by witnesses or other judicial evidence and the principles of law ;
as ,
to try a cause ,
or a criminal .
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8 .
To settle ;
to decide ;
to determine ;
specifically ,
to decide by an appeal to arms ;
as ,
to try rival claims by a duel ;
to try conclusions .
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Left I the court ,
to see this quarrel tried . --
Shak .
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9 .
To experience ;
to have or gain knowledge of by experience .
--
Milton .
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Or try the Libyan heat or Scythian cold . --
Dryden .
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10 .
To essay ;
to attempt ;
to endeavor .
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Let us try . . .
to found a path . --
Milton .
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{
To try on }.
(
a )
To put on ,
as a garment ,
to ascertain whether it fits the person .
(
b )
To attempt ;
to undertake . [
Slang ] --
Dickens .
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Syn :
To attempt ;
endeavor ;
strive ;
aim ;
examine .
Usage : {
Try }, {
Attempt }.
To try is the generic ,
to attempt is the specific ,
term .
When we try ,
we are usually uncertain as to success ;
when we attempt ,
we have always some definite object in view which we seek to accomplish .
We may be indifferent as to the result of a trial ,
but we rarely attempt anything without a desire to succeed .
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He first deceased :
she for a little tried To live without him ;
liked it not ,
and died .
--
Sir H .
Wotton .
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Alack ,
I am afraid they have a waked ,
And '
t is not done .
The attempt ,
and not the deed ,
Confounds us . --
Shak .
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Trying \
Try "
ing \,
a .
Adapted to try ,
or put to severe trial ;
severe ;
afflictive ;
as ,
a trying occasion or position .
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119 Moby Thesaurus words for "
trying ":
adverse ,
analytic ,
annoying ,
antagonistic ,
arduous ,
backbreaking ,
besetting ,
bothersome ,
burdensome ,
conflicting ,
contrary ,
counter ,
counteractive ,
crushing ,
cut -
and -
try ,
demanding ,
detrimental ,
devitalizing ,
difficult ,
dispiriting ,
disquieting ,
distressing ,
draining ,
empirical ,
enervating ,
enfeebling ,
exacting ,
examinational ,
examinatorial ,
examining ,
exasperating ,
exhausting ,
exigent ,
experimental ,
explorational ,
explorative ,
exploratory ,
fact -
finding ,
fatiguesome ,
fatiguing ,
feeling ,
frustrating ,
groping ,
grueling ,
hard ,
harmful ,
heavy ,
hefty ,
heuristic ,
hit -
or -
miss ,
hostile ,
in opposition ,
indagative ,
infuriating ,
inimical ,
inspectional ,
inspectorial ,
investigational ,
investigative ,
investigatory ,
irksome ,
irritating ,
killing ,
maddening ,
miserable ,
not easy ,
onerous ,
opposed ,
opposing ,
opposite ,
oppressive ,
painful ,
pilot ,
plaguey ,
probationary ,
probative ,
probatory ,
proving ,
provisional ,
punishing ,
rigorous ,
rough ,
sapping ,
sinister ,
sticky ,
straining ,
strenuous ,
stressful ,
superincumbent ,
taxing ,
tentative ,
test ,
testing ,
tiresome ,
tiring ,
toilsome ,
tough ,
trial ,
trial -
and -
error ,
tricksy ,
tricky ,
troublesome ,
troublous ,
unfavorable ,
untoward ,
upsetting ,
verificatory ,
vexatious ,
vexing ,
weakening ,
weariful ,
wearing ,
wearisome ,
wearying ,
weighty ,
worrisome ,
worrying ,
wretched ,
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