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try obj TESTtraIv [T]to test (something) to see if it is suitable or useful or if it works试，试用，尝试; 试验Have you tried that new breakfast cereal which has been advertised on TV?你尝过电视广告上的那种新早餐麦片吗？I'm afraid we don't sell newspapers, but have you tried the shop on the corner?很遗憾，我们不卖报纸, 你瞧过拐角处的那家商店吗？Would you like to try parachuting? [+ v-ing]你愿意尝试一下跳伞吗？Perhaps we should try seeing each other less often for a while. [+ v-ing]或许我们应该试着在一段时间内互相之间少见面几次。We should try out all the equipment before setting up the experiment. [M]在进行试验之前我们应该试一下所有的设备。Try on (= put on) the shoes to see if they fit. [M]试穿一下这双鞋, 看是否合脚。What a lovely dress -- why don't you try it on for size (= put it on to discover whether it fits)? [M]多么漂亮的连衣裙----你为什么不试一下大小呢？ Dressing and undressing(Br and Aus infml) If you try something for size (Am and Aus try something on for size), you use it or think about it for a short time to see if it would be useful or suitable.短期试用（或考虑）某物看其是否有用（或合适）I've forgotten my door-keys -- we'd better try the window (= test it to see if it is open).我忘记带门钥匙了----我们最好试一下窗户是否开着。(Br and Aus infml) When a person tries it on they deceive someone or behave badly, esp. in order to discover how much of their bad behaviour will be permitted.对…粗鲁无礼; （向…）行骗; 试探He's not really ill, he's just trying it on.他并没有病, 他只是在耍花招。(Br and Aus infml) A try-on is an attempt to deceive someone, or to behave badly, esp. in order to discover how much of their bad behaviour will be permitted.欺骗，骗局; 试探She's not sick--it's just a try-on.她没有病----她是在装蒜。If someone tries their luck, they attempt to succeed, esp. at something they have not done before or in a place they have not been before.碰碰运气Why don't you try your luck in another job -- it couldn't be worse than the one you've got.你为什么不另找一份工作碰碰运气呢----至少不会比你目前的这份差。(infml) A try-out is a test to see how useful or effective something or someone is.试用，试验; 选拔赛，选拔表演; 试演，预演After a try-out in Bath, the play is due to open in Edinburgh next month.在巴斯预演后, 这部戏剧预定于下月在爱丁堡上演。The try-outs for the team will be next weekend.这个队的选拔赛将在下个周末举行。
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