essay

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柯林斯词典

essay /ˈɛseɪ/ (essays)

1. N-COUNT An essay is a short piece of writing on a particular subject written by a student. (学生写的) 短文
We asked Jason to write an essay about his hometown. 我们让杰森写一篇关于他家乡的短文。
2. N-COUNT An essay is a short piece of writing on a particular subject that is written by a writer for publication. (作家写的) 文章
...Thomas Malthus's essay on population. …托马斯·马尔萨斯关于人口的文章。

剑桥词典

I want to finish off this essay before I go to bed .
His essay was full of spelling errors .
Have you given that essay in yet ?
Have you handed in your history essay yet ?
I'd like to discuss the first point in your essay.