essay
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/ˈeseɪ/
🇬🇧
/ˈeseɪ/
a student's short written assignment
The teacher asked us to write an essay about our favorite book.
老師讓我們寫一篇關於我們最喜歡的書的短文作業。
a short published piece on a topic
She wrote an essay on climate change for the magazine.
她為雜誌寫了一篇關於氣候變遷的短文。
an attempt to do something
His first essay in cooking was a simple pasta dish.
他第一次嘗試烹飪做的是一道簡單的義大利麵。
to try to do something
He will essay to fix the broken chair.
他將嘗試修理那把壞掉的椅子。