| 词组 | try |
| 释义 | try [tried, tried, trying] try back try back to phone someone or go to their house again later, after you have tried to phone or see them before: ▪ Simon isn't here right now. Can you try back in about an hour? try for try for sth not passive especially BrE to try to get or achieve something that you really want: ▪ The team were anxious to get on with the game and try for a second goal. try for a baby (=try to have a baby) ▪ Many of the couples who attend the clinic have been trying for a baby for years and years. try on 1. try sth on • try on sth to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits you or to see if you like it: ▪ I spent two hours trying on every coat in the shop, but none of them were just right. try sth on for size ▪ I'm afraid we haven't got the jacket in black, but would you like to try the blue one on for size? 2. try it on BrE spoken to behave in a way that you know is not acceptable, in order to see whether someone will try to stop you, or whether they will allow you to behave like that: ▪ Jake turned up uninvited at the last party, and he might try it on again this time. + with ▪ Kids always try it on with a new teacher - so don't worry about that. 3. try it on if a man tries it on with a woman, he starts touching or talking to her in a sexual way in order to see how much she will allow him to do + with ▪ I came back into the living-room to find one of the other men trying it on with my girlfriend. try out 1. try out sth • try sth out to use something for the first time in order to see whether it works well, or whether you like it: ▪ The school is trying out a new method which claims to help children learn to read more quickly. ▪ Doctors are trying out a new vaccine which it is claimed may help prevent cancer. + on ▪ The recipe sounded delicious, so I thought I'd try it out on my husband. try-out n C if you give something a try-out, you use it for the first time in order to see if it works well, or whether you like it: ▪ I gave one of their bikes a try-out last weekend, and it was fantastic. 2. try out sth • try sth out to practice a skill or something you have learned in order to try to improve it: ▪ If we went to France, it would give you the opportunity to try out your French. ■ SIMILAR TO: practice 3. try sb out • try out sb to get someone to do some work for you for a short time before deciding whether to employ them permanently: ▪ We'll try you out for a couple of weeks, and if you work well you can stay. try-out n C when you get someone to do some work for you for a short time, to see whether you want to employ them permanently: ▪ Evans said that they should get Jack Nicholson for the role, so he was invited in for a try-out. 4. try out AmE to compete or perform in front of a group of people who decide who should be chosen for a team, play, performance etc + for ▪ Joan tried out for the school basketball team. ▪ She's currently trying out for a part in the new James Bond film. try-out n C an event at which people who want to be in a sports team, play etc are tested, so that the best can be chosen for it: ▪ I had a couple of try-outs for the college hockey team. |
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