| 单词 | try an experiment |
| 释义 | > as lemmastry an experiment a. To test the effect or operation of; to use, apply, or practise tentatively or by way of experiment; to experiment with. try an experiment: to make an experiment; to do something in order to see what will come of it, or whether it produces the expected result. to try conclusions, try a fall, try masteries: see the nouns. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > try, test [verb (transitive)] cuneOE afondOE found1340 searcha1382 experiment1481 experience1541 probe1542 try1545 invent1548 sound1589 to bring or put to the test1594 plumb1599 to feel out1600 essay1656 test1748 plumb-line1875 to try out1888 the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > make experiment of or with [verb (transitive)] afondc1300 assailc1300 found1340 assay1377 taste1382 experiment1524 experience1541 try1545 attempt1563 practise1632 explore1667 experimentate1670 to taste of1700 to try out1888 to try (something)(on) for size1979 fand- 1545 Primer Kynges Maiestie (STC 16034) sig. DD.ivv Trye not the lawe with thy seruaunt. 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 10v He that of wilfulnes trieth the lawe: shal striue for a coxcombe, & thriue as a dawe. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 141 It is good also, not to try Experiments in States. 1676 Lady Chaworth in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. v. 29 Lady Portsmouth continues sicke, and some say she will try the French ayre, others the Bath watters. 1701 in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) (Camden) 302 I wish you would try Smith and Walford for Cowper's Anatomy, and the Philosophical Transactions. 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 170 Those that will be trying masteries with their superiors. 1863 W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting vii. 246 I have tried fishing to-day, as I dare not fire a shot for fear of frightening the elephants. 1875 W. S. Jevons Money (1878) 246 The United States government tried a similar experiment. < as lemmas |
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