essay
n
piece of writing, usu short and in prose, on any one subject 文章; (尤指)短文, 小品文, 散文
We had to write three essays in the history exam. 我们考历史要写三篇短文.
essay v [Tn]
(dated fml 旧, 文) try (sth); attempt 尝试(某事物); 企图
essay a task 试做一工作.
essay n (dated fml 旧, 文) ~ (at/in sth) attempt 试图.
The boss is waiting in his office for us to come and explain why we failed to finish this work on time.
老板在他的办公室里等着我们前去说明未能按期完成这个工作的理由。
and it spread to Britain where wild rabbits are regarded as a pest but where domesticated rabbits,equally susceptible to the disease, are the basis of a profitable fur industry.