Four times the missionary societies had essayed the peaceful conquest of the island, and four times, between sickness and massacre, they had been driven away

传教团做过四次和平征服该岛的尝试,但均被疾病和大刀驱赶出来。

Also, there was an awkward hesitancy, at times, as he essayed the new words he had learned

而在他试用刚学会的新同语时还会出现尴尬的犹豫。

The student essayed his first solo flight

该学员尝试作首次单独飞行。

On the Essayed Phenomenon in Lu Xun's Novels

论鲁迅小说中的杂文化倾向

Sometimes Madame Magloire essayed a remonstrance in advance, but never at the time, nor afterwards

马格洛大娘有时试着在事先劝劝,但从不在事情进行时或事后多话。

It would be the same with each one, only Vance essayed to order for all, inviting counsel and suggestions.

每位客人都能享受同样的服务,只是这次万斯主动地为大家点菜,征求着大家的意见和建议。

At first, indeed, he seemed rather silent than dissatisfied; and it was not till judith had essayed the subject more than once that it led to the following dialogue

起初他似乎只是沉默而并非不满;直到朱迪思一再提到这个话题才引出了这样的对话。

He essayed to speak but was told to be quiet.

他试图发言,但主席让他不要讲话。

His name, or rather a plaintive voice which essayed to pronounce his name, reached him. He sat up in bed and a cold sweat broke out upon his brow

他听到有人在喊他的名字,或者确切地说,是一种费力地呼喊他名字的呻吟声。

Mr.Wilson, not a little astonished at this outbreak-for he was a grandfatherly sort of personage, and usually a vast favourite with children-essayed , however, to proceed with the examination.

威尔逊先生对这一反抗举动颇为吃惊--因为他是老爷爷般的人物,通常极受孩子们的喜爱--但他仍继续他的测验。

Between a grand piano and a centre-table piled high with books was space for a half a dozen to walk abreast, yet he essayed it with trepidation

在屋子正中堆满书籍的桌子和钢琴之间分明有可容六个人并行的空间,可他走过时却仍提心吊胆。