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essay
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural essays
plural essays
Learner's definition of ESSAY
[count]
: a short piece of writing that tells a person's thoughts or opinions about a subject短文；随笔；散文
- Your assignment is to write a 500-word essay on one of Shakespeare's sonnets.你们的作业是，就莎士比亚任何一首十四行诗，写一篇500词的短文。
- The book is a collection of his previously unpublished essays on/about a variety of topics.这本书是一部文集，收录了他此前未发表、涵盖诸多主题的随笔。
essays; essayed; essaying
essays; essayed; essaying
Learner's definition of ESSAY
[+ object] formal
: to try to do, perform, or deal with (something)试图；尝试 — sometimes followed by to + verb有时接动词不定式
- He at first essayed [=tried, attempted] a career as a writer.他最初试图当一名作家。
- There is no hint as to which of the approaches essayed in this book will prove most useful.关于书中的可尝试的方法中哪一种最有效这一点，没有任何暗示。
- He essayed [=tried, attempted] to restore an emphasis on classical languages.他尝试着让人们重新重视古典语言的重要性。
essayed; essaying; essays
essayer noun
Example Sentences
Noun Your assignment is to write a 500-word essay on one of Shakespeare's sonnets. The book is a collection of his previously unpublished essays on a variety of topics. Verb There is no hint as to which of the approaches essayed in this book will prove most useful. he had been in gymnastics for some time before he even considered essaying that move
Recent Examples on the Web
Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022 In September of 2021, a group of current and former Blue Origin employees penned a collective essay accusing the company of a toxic work environment, as well as alleging safety issues. Loren Grush, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022 Anne Applebaum, a historian of the Gulag, has written an essay for The Atlantic on the psychology of collaborating with authoritarianism, with the Trumpist example in the foreground of her vision. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 Here are the sixth through eighth grade essay contest winners for the 2021-22 year. Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 Critic Elvis Mitchell makes his directorial debut with this Netflix essay-documentary about Black filmmaking in the ‘70s — not just Blaxploitation, but also the work of Charles Burnett, Ivan Dixon, and others. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Before the committee decided to overturn the ban, Olympic swimmer Alice Dearing, an ambassador for the swim cap company, penned a thoughtful essay for The Guardian on how the rule put her and other Black swimmers at a disadvantage. Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 This essay was intended merely to explain the importance of these tasks. Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 The book has a typically brilliant essay from Questlove on discovering the band through their call and response with African-American music: fun, rap, soul. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2022 Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 And the idea of this superhero factory peaking as a commercial juggernaut must be appealing to people who printed and framed that Martin Scorsese essay about the difference between Marvel movies and cinematic art. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022 But as his career progressed over the decades, Caan would repeatedly essay characters with a penchant for violence. Carmel Dagan, Variety, 7 July 2022 But as his career progressed over the decades, Caan would repeatedly essay characters with a penchant for violence. Carmel Dagan, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2022 Why not essay contests in high schools and community colleges on the benefits of voting, with scholarships for the winners? Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2022 Youth Speak Out, essay writing for individual students, and Youth Sing Out, songwriting for classrooms. Carol Kovach, cleveland, 26 Apr. 2022 These are the full contest rules for Outside’s survival stories essay contest. The Editors, Outside Online, 22 Sep. 2021 Meyers Taylor wrote in a recent USA Today essay that competing in the Beijing Olympics, despite human-rights concerns in the country, was important to her. Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 See More
Noun
The public can nominate a potential hall of famer online with an essay of 50 words or fewer, explaining why someone is worthy of the honor. Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022 In September of 2021, a group of current and former Blue Origin employees penned a collective essay accusing the company of a toxic work environment, as well as alleging safety issues. Loren Grush, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022 Anne Applebaum, a historian of the Gulag, has written an essay for The Atlantic on the psychology of collaborating with authoritarianism, with the Trumpist example in the foreground of her vision. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 Here are the sixth through eighth grade essay contest winners for the 2021-22 year. Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 Critic Elvis Mitchell makes his directorial debut with this Netflix essay-documentary about Black filmmaking in the ‘70s — not just Blaxploitation, but also the work of Charles Burnett, Ivan Dixon, and others. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Before the committee decided to overturn the ban, Olympic swimmer Alice Dearing, an ambassador for the swim cap company, penned a thoughtful essay for The Guardian on how the rule put her and other Black swimmers at a disadvantage. Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 This essay was intended merely to explain the importance of these tasks. Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 The book has a typically brilliant essay from Questlove on discovering the band through their call and response with African-American music: fun, rap, soul. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2022 Verb
Leah Stokes, an associate professor of political science at UC Santa Barbara, wrote in a New York Times guest essay that the stakes of further delay could not be higher. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 And the idea of this superhero factory peaking as a commercial juggernaut must be appealing to people who printed and framed that Martin Scorsese essay about the difference between Marvel movies and cinematic art. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022 But as his career progressed over the decades, Caan would repeatedly essay characters with a penchant for violence. Carmel Dagan, Variety, 7 July 2022 But as his career progressed over the decades, Caan would repeatedly essay characters with a penchant for violence. Carmel Dagan, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2022 Why not essay contests in high schools and community colleges on the benefits of voting, with scholarships for the winners? Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2022 Youth Speak Out, essay writing for individual students, and Youth Sing Out, songwriting for classrooms. Carol Kovach, cleveland, 26 Apr. 2022 These are the full contest rules for Outside’s survival stories essay contest. The Editors, Outside Online, 22 Sep. 2021 Meyers Taylor wrote in a recent USA Today essay that competing in the Beijing Olympics, despite human-rights concerns in the country, was important to her. Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle French essai, ultimately from Late Latin exagium act of weighing, from Latin ex- + agere to drive — more at agent
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Time Traveler
The first known use of essay was in the 14th century Phrases Containing essay
noun
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