1. | ~ (on sth) (作为课程作业,学生写的)文章,短文a short piece of writing by a student as part of a course of study |
an essay on the causes of the First World War 关于第一次世界大战起因的文章 |
2. | ~ (on sth) (用来刊登的)论说文,小品文a short piece of writing on a particular subject, written in order to be published |
3. | ~ (in sth) 企图;尝试an attempt to do sth |
His first essay in politics was a complete disaster. 他初次涉足政坛便碰得头破血流。 |