trying

• adj. 難受的；難堪的；費勁的；令人厭煩的
• v. 嘗試（try的ing形式）；試驗

比喻用法。

trying (adj.)

"distressing," 1718, present-participle adjective from try (v.). Related: Tryingly.

1. Dr. Johnson and I have been trying to build him up physically.

約翰遜醫(yī)生和我一直試圖增強他的體質(zhì)。

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2. Sheila had an ulterior motive for trying to help Stan.

希拉想幫助斯坦是另有所圖的。

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3. The shark was writhing around wildly, trying to get free.

鯊魚拼命掙扎，試圖逃脫。

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4. Ford never desisted from trying to persuade him to return to America.

福特從未停止過勸說他返回美國。

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5. They are now trying to compete on an equal footing.

他們現(xiàn)在想要公平競爭。

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