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词汇 college try
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Definition of college try in US English:

college try

noun
  • A sincere effort or attempt at performing a difficult, or seemingly impossible, task.

    the chances of overturning this decision are slim, but the Democrats will give it the old college try
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Well, we gave it the old college try and nature gave the final decision.
    • But you can't say he didn't give it the old college try.
    • At $100 or $200 a pop, however, it's hard to imagine customers shying away from at least giving Orion the old college try.
    • In the other regional Elite Eight match-up, Mizzou gave it the old college try but the Sooners were too much for this record-setting team to handle.
    • They made the old college try and failed, but good for them for trying!
    • CNN's Jeanne Moos also decided to give this thing the old college try.
    • I certainly would have given it the old college try.
    • Any of a dozen could have broken out and stolen the race, and two or three gave it the college try, including Closing Argument and Afleet Alex.
    • As an addendum, I also couldn't repair them and keep them working, although I would give it the old college try.
    • I saw that it featured some Nancy numbers with LEE HAZLEWOOD, and being an admirer of the latter & his duets with the former, I gave it the old college try.
    • I'm afraid the explanation may be a snooze, since it's complicated, but hey - I had to give it the old college try.
    • However, for those who haven't, give this disc the old college try.
    • Sure, there would be hockey in downtown St. Paul, but the sold-out Xcel Energy Center would be a place for moral victories and evenings spent watching the Wild giving it the old college try against better teams.
    • The shooting guard is still coping with pain after hernia surgery but plans to give it the old college try again this season.
    • And now two decades later he's giving it the old college try for a new reality show.
    • He gave it the college try, but… things just didn't jell for him here.
    • So is it any wonder that the league is no longer so eager to give it the old college try?
    • James gave it the good old college try and any opportunity to hear these songs is welcome, but the enterprise was always doomed to failure.
    • You can't say he isn't giving it the old college try though.
    • We spoke with four sisters who gave it the old college try and, against all odds, earned their degrees.

Definition of college try in US English:

college try

noun
  • A sincere effort or attempt at performing a difficult, or seemingly impossible, task.

    the chances of overturning this decision are slim, but the Democrats will give it the old college try
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm afraid the explanation may be a snooze, since it's complicated, but hey - I had to give it the old college try.
    • And now two decades later he's giving it the old college try for a new reality show.
    • They made the old college try and failed, but good for them for trying!
    • So is it any wonder that the league is no longer so eager to give it the old college try?
    • Any of a dozen could have broken out and stolen the race, and two or three gave it the college try, including Closing Argument and Afleet Alex.
    • He gave it the college try, but… things just didn't jell for him here.
    • As an addendum, I also couldn't repair them and keep them working, although I would give it the old college try.
    • I saw that it featured some Nancy numbers with LEE HAZLEWOOD, and being an admirer of the latter & his duets with the former, I gave it the old college try.
    • CNN's Jeanne Moos also decided to give this thing the old college try.
    • Sure, there would be hockey in downtown St. Paul, but the sold-out Xcel Energy Center would be a place for moral victories and evenings spent watching the Wild giving it the old college try against better teams.
    • James gave it the good old college try and any opportunity to hear these songs is welcome, but the enterprise was always doomed to failure.
    • However, for those who haven't, give this disc the old college try.
    • Well, we gave it the old college try and nature gave the final decision.
    • I certainly would have given it the old college try.
    • At $100 or $200 a pop, however, it's hard to imagine customers shying away from at least giving Orion the old college try.
    • The shooting guard is still coping with pain after hernia surgery but plans to give it the old college try again this season.
    • We spoke with four sisters who gave it the old college try and, against all odds, earned their degrees.
    • But you can't say he didn't give it the old college try.
    • You can't say he isn't giving it the old college try though.
    • In the other regional Elite Eight match-up, Mizzou gave it the old college try but the Sooners were too much for this record-setting team to handle.
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