试
1、(形声。从言,式声。本义:用;任用)。
2、同本义。
试,用也。---《说文》
明试以功。---《虞书》
今予将试以汝迁。---《书·盘庚》
师干之试。---《诗·小雅·采芑》
兵革不试。---《礼记·乐记》
吾不试。---《论语》
私人之子,百僚是试。---《诗·小雅·大东》
兵革不试,五刑不用。---《礼记·乐记》
试兵:用兵。
3、尝试。
试,尝也。---《广雅》
不可试也。---《易·无妄》
臣请试之。---《战国策·秦策》
我虽不敏,请尝试之。---《孟子·梁惠王上》
日高人渴漫思茶,敲门试问野人家。---宋·苏轼《浣溪沙》
试啼:试着啼哭
试药郎中:方言。庸医诊病时以病试药
试试缩缩:即畏畏缩缩,不敢大胆前进
试水:尝试品尝茶水。
4、初次使用。
思试之斗以觇之。---《聊斋志异·促织》
试酌:初饮。
5、试验。
试用于今日,先帝称之曰能。---诸葛亮《出师表》
又试之鸡,果如成言。---《聊斋志异·促织》
试守:试任某一官职
试儿:旧时试测小儿性情和志趣的习俗。也称“抓周”、“试周”
试晬:周岁测试小孩
试艺:试验才艺
试年庚:古时风俗在除夕夜聚博,以胜负来作为来年运气的征兆。
6、考查;考试。
老人延入坐,知从郡城就童子试归。---清·周容《芋老人传》
及试吏呼名至史公,公瞿然注视。---清·方苞《左忠毅公逸事》
试验:考查;验证
试判:考试
试官:主持考试的官。
7、试探;刺探。
白发不相负,青阳始试旬。---清·王夫之《元日折梅次定山韵》
试风头:剌探情况
试旬:探求;探寻。
8、旧称臣杀君、子杀父母等行为。
受命之臣,专征云试。---《汉书》
9、相当于“姑且”。
王试出兵以观之。---《史记·周本纪》
我试打过电话,但没人接。
I tried phoning but there was no answer.
没用。我们挂断电话试打更好的线路吧。
It's no use. Let's hang up and try for a better line.
消费者现在都不试就直接从网站上买车。
Consumers are buying cars from websites without ever going for a test drive.
你这一试再好不过了。
You had a darn good try.
他对失败处之泰然,声称来年将再来一试身手。
He was philosophical about losing and said that he'd be back next year to try again.
要判定是否喜欢一件东西,唯一的办法是试一试。
The only way to tell if you like something is by trying it.
没有任何一种药会对每个人都适用或有效,有时得试好几种。
No one drug will suit or work for everyone and sometimes several may have to be tried.
并非是她真的期望从他那里弄到一些钱;只是似乎值得一试。
It wasn't that she'd really expected to get any money out of him; it had just seemed worth a try.
我在试一种新针法。
I am trying a new stitch.
她在试一顶新帽子。
She was trying on a new hat.
为什么不试一试呢?
Why don't try it on?
我倒想看你试一试。
I'd like to see you try it.
请君一试,何如?
How about you having a try?
我在试一顶帽子。
I am trying on a hat.
我现在马上就试。
I'll just try this, right now.
他在试这种药。
He tries this medicine.
我们正在试。
We're trying.
不妨一试。
There is no harm in trying it.
让这个孩子爱试穿多少就试多少吧。
Let the child try on as many as she likes.
我对他打算以身试法感到惊讶。
I was surprised by his preparedness to break the law.
你可以嘲笑我,但我至少愿意试一试。
You can mock, but at least I'm willing to have a try!
先试解释一下问题再作回答。
Try to paraphrase the question before you answer it.
鞋子要先穿上试一试再买。
Try the shoes on before you buy them.
这件事决心难下,但我们决定冒险一试。
It was a difficult decision but we decided to risk it.
你们可以亲自试一试。
You can try it out for yourselves.
罗恩到使馆试了试,不料被告知休正在开会。
Ron tried the embassy, only to be told that Hugh was in a meeting.
她有一副低沉的嗓音,对高音她甚至试都不试。
She has a deep voice and doesn't even try for the high notes.
我不认为我有打网球的特长,但是我会试一试。
I don't think I'll be any good at tennis, but I'll give it a try.
我认为我们不一定会成功,但不管怎样还是试一试吧。
I don't think we'll make it, but let's try anyway.
这件事我自己是不想做的,但如果她想试一试,祝愿她成功。
It's not something I would care to try myself but if she wants to, good luck to her.