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tried [traıd] ‘try’的过去式和过去分词 ‘try’ de guò­qù­shì hé guò­qù fēn­cí ADJ

I . try [traı] VB trans

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Prior to 2002, an inmate tried to escape from the prison's recreation area by climbing the 30-foot fence equipped with razor wire.
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But anybody who has seriously tried to axiomatize that elusive concept, will probably concur with it.
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Recognizing the player's intentions, the beggar tried to escape the player's iron grip, struggling to free himself.
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A gal in feathers tried to get the attention of a toddler in baby carriage to no avail.
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An elderly man stood at the back of the arena swigging from a hip flask as he tried to stay warm while umbrellas around him were being blown inside-out.
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The colonial administrators proactively tried to pacify and coopt the tribes, recruiting them to capture escaped convicts.
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One store owner tried to give me his sales assistant.
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Whilst she tried to brush them off, they are undeterred and finally spooked, she then runs off.
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While people may have been aware of the existence of these evils, they may have tried not to imagine the severity of the crime.
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However, they tried to avoid heavy direct taxation and later left the coastal areas for the mountains.
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