tried
/traɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /traɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtrīd/ (ame, mw)
tried — 動詞
- triedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- trieds3rd person singular
- trieding-ing form
- triededpast simple
1. the form of the verb "try" that shows an attempt happened in the past — for exam
過去式/分詞
動詞 try 的過去式與過去分詞形式
the form of the verb "try" that shows an attempt happened in the past — for example, "Abigail tried the new café yesterday" or "They have tried every possible solution."
Élise tried to call her mother three times but nobody answered.
Élise 試著打了三通電話給母親，但都沒人接。
tried + to-infinitive
The student had tried every method before she finally solved the problem.
那名學生試過每一種方法，最後才終於解出那道題。
past perfect: had tried
Kian tried the new sushi place near the station and loved it.
Kian 試了車站附近那間新開的壽司店，覺得很好吃。
The soup was tried by three chefs before the restaurant added it to the menu.
這道湯由三位不同的主廚嘗試過後，餐廳才將它列入菜單。
文法句型
tried + noun phrase
tried + to-infinitive
tried + -ing form
用法筆記
Frequently used in past simple and present perfect tenses. The passive form ("was tried", "have been tried") is common in formal or technical writing.
常見錯誤
tried — 形容詞
- triedpositive
- triedercomparative
- triedestsuperlative
1. proven to work well or to be trustworthy through repeated use or experience over
屢試不爽
經過多次使用或測試而證明有效可靠的
proven to work well or to be trustworthy through repeated use or experience over time — for example, a tried-and-tested teaching method that has worked for years.
The engineer used a tried-and-tested formula to calculate the building's strength.
那位工程師用一套經過驗證的公式來計算建築物的強度。
tried-and-tested + noun (method/formula)
Abigail relies on tried-and-true marketing strategies that have worked for her business before.
Abigail 使用過去在她生意上奏效的可靠行銷策略。
tried-and-true + noun (strategy)
The library still uses the tried-and-tested system of sorting books by the author's last name.
圖書館仍然使用按作者姓氏排序書籍的可靠方法。
Obi's grandmother shared a tried-and-tested chicken soup recipe passed down for three generations.
Obi 的祖母分享了一份傳承三代的雞湯食譜，屢試不爽。
- time-tested
emphasises that something has worked for a very long time
- proven
shorter and slightly more formal; can be used in more contexts
- reliable
broader meaning; does not necessarily imply previous testing
- untested
not yet tried or proven
- unreliable
cannot be depended on
文法句型
tried-and-tested + noun
tried-and-true + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used in the compound forms "tried-and-tested" (British English) or "tried-and-true" (American English), usually with a hyphen before a noun. The form without a hyphen ("tried and tested") is used after a linking verb.