单词 | to try hand |
释义 | > as lemmasto try (one's) hand d. to try (one's) hand, to attempt to do something for the first time; to test one's ability or aptitude at something. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > try experiments or make experiment [verb (intransitive)] > try for the first time to try (one's) hand1710 1710 Ld. Shaftesbury Soliloquy 4 Who will willingly be the first to try our Hand. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature (1834) I. 384 Why should I be debarred the liberty of trying my hand as well as another? 1848 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. (rev. ed.) v. iii. 269 He determined to try his hand at negotiation. 1896 N. York Weekly Witness 30 Dec. 13/1 He prayed to be permitted to try his hand at spellbinding. < as lemmas |
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