词组 | TRYING |
释义 | TRYING aim to do something to mean to do something; to intend to do something in the future. (Folksy.)I aim to paint the house as soon as I can find a brush.He aims to take a few days off and go fishing. do or die do something or die trying. (Refers to an attitude or frame of mind that one can adopt when one must do something whether one wants to or not. Fixed order.)It was do or die. There was no turning back now.He simply had to get to the airport on time. It was a case of do or die. dry run an attempt; a rehearsal.We had better have a dry run for the official ceremony tomorrow.The children will need a dry run before their procession in the pageant. go for it to make a try for something; to decide to do something. (Slang.)I have an offer of a new job. I think I'm going to go for it.Hey, great. Go for it! go out (for something) to try out for something. (Usually refers to sports.)Mary went out for the soccer team.Tom went out for baseball.He didn't go out last year. hang in there to keep trying; to persevere. (Slang.)I know things are tough, John, but hang in there.I know if I hang in there, things will come out okay. have a go (at something) to take a try at something.I’ve never fished before, but I'd like to have a go at it.Great, have a go right now. Take my fishing pole and give it a try. have a try at something and have a shot at something; have a crack at something to take a turn at trying to do something. (The expressions with shot and crack are more colloquial than the main entry phrase.)You don’t seem to be having a lot of luck with this. Can I have a try at it?Let Sally have a shot at it.If you let me have a crack at it, maybe I can be successful. in there pitching trying very hard. (Informal.)Bob is always in there pitching.Just stay in there pitching. You’ll make some progress eventually. rise to the occasion to meet the challenge of an event; to try extra hard to do a task.John was able to rise to the occasion and make the conference a success.It was a big challenge, but he rose to the occasion. square up to someone or something to face someone or something bravely; to tackle someone or something.You'll have to square up to the bully or he'll make your life miserable.It's time to square up to your financial problems. You can't just ignore them. take a crack at something to have a try at something; to give something a try. (Informal.)I don't think I can convince her to leave, but I'll take a crack at it.Someone had to try to rescue the child. Bill said he'd take a crack at it. take a try at something and take a shot at sth; take a stab at sth; take a whack at sth to give something a try. (The expression with shot is informal.)I don't know if I can eat a whole pizza, but I'll be happy to take a shot at it.I can't seem to get this computer to work right. Would you like to take a try at it?Sure. Take a stab at it.I don't know if I can do it or not, but I'll take a whack at it. take (great) pains (to do something) to make a great effort to do something.Tom took pains to decorate the room exactly right.We took pains to get there on time. take the trouble (to do something) to make an effort to do something (that one might not otherwise do).I wish I had taken the trouble to study this matter more carefully.I just didn't have enough time to take the trouble. trial and error trying repeatedly for success. (Fixed order.)I finally found the right key after lots of trial and error.Sometimes trial and error is the only way to get something done. try one's hand (at something) to take a try at something.Someday I'd like to try my hand at flying a plane.Give me a chance. Let me try my hand! try one's luck (at something) to attempt to do something (where success requires luck).My great-grandfather came to California to try his luck at finding gold.I went into a gambling casino to try my luck. try (out) one's wings to try to do something one has recently become qualified to do. (Like a young bird uses its wings to try to fly.)John just got his driver's license and wants to borrow the car to try out his wings.I learned to skin-dive, and I want to go to the seaside to try my wings.She was eager to try out her wings. try something out on someone to test something on someone (to see how it works or if it is liked).I found a recipe for oyster stew and tried it out on my roommate.I'm glad you didn't try out that stuff on me!I have a tremendous ideal Let me try it out on you.I want to try out my plan on you. Please give me your honest opinion. wing it to do the best that one can in a situation, especially when one is not prepared.I lost my notes before my speech, and I had to wing it.The professor, it turned out, was winging it in every single lecture. |
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