trying

adj.

1. 令人厌烦的；难对付的
   annoying or difficult to deal with
   1. These are trying times for all of us.
      对我们所有人来说，这是最难熬的时期。

1. See also: Support from those closest to you is vital in these trying times... The whole business has been very trying. try

1. Bit by bit I began to understand what they were trying to do.
   我逐渐明白了他们想要干什么。
2. I thought he was trying to blackmail me into saying whatever he wanted.
   我认为他想敲诈我，让我说出他想知道的一切。
3. Dr. Johnson and I have been trying to build him up physically.
   约翰逊医生和我一直试图增强他的体质。
4. I've been trying to give up smoking for getting on for two years now
   到现在，我设法戒烟已快两年了。
5. Am I trying too hard?
   我是不是努力过头了？
6. I would hate him to think I'm trying to trap him
   我不愿让他以为我是在给他设圈套。
7. I was only trying to help
   我只是想要帮忙。
8. You helped me to hold on at times when I didn't think I could even go on trying.
   在我认为自己甚至无法继续尝试的时候，你帮我坚持了下来。
9. I'm not trying to glorify or idealise women.
   我不是要美化女人或把她们理想化。
10. I stood still, trying to invent a plausible excuse.
    我站着不动，试图编个说得过去的借口。
11. I'm just trying to look out for you
    我只是想要为你着想。
12. He studied his map, trying to memorize the way to Rose's street.
    他研究了地图，试图记住到罗丝家那条街的路。
13. I got a message you were trying to reach me
    我收到一条留言，说你想跟我联系。
14. The police have been trying to prevent them carrying weapons.
    警方一直都设法阻止他们携带武器。
15. If I see her, I'll tell her you've been trying to reach her.
    如果见到她，我会告诉她你一直在尝试联系她。
16. I don't think you are trying real hard.
    我觉得你并没有真正努力尝试。
17. I have watched parents trying to reason with their children and have never seen it work.
    我曾经见到家长试图和他们的孩子讲道理，但是从没有见过这招奏效。
18. Finally, trying to respect her wishes, I said I'd leave.
    最后，为了尊重她的意愿，我说我会离开。
19. I'm trying to persuade you to be more sensible.
    我想要说服你更理智一点儿。
20. I'm trying to cope. These things happen. You have to cope.
    我在想法处理。这种事难免发生，只能想办法处理。
21. She closed her eyes for a moment, trying to think
    她闭了一会儿眼睛，努力思考着。
22. I was trying to think what else we had to do.
    我在努力想我们还得做些什么。
23. She had spent years trying to track down her parents
    她已经花了好多年时间试图追寻父母的下落。
24. They're just trying it on — I don't believe they'll go this far.
    他们只是在耍花招——我不相信他们会走到这一步。
25. I spent a long time trying to talk him round, but he just wouldn't listen.
    我劝了他半天，他就是不听。
26. I know you carry on with some girl named Zhu. You're just trying to get round her.
    我知道你和姓朱的女工吊膀子，你想哄骗她。
27. I suggest trying once more.
    我建议再试一次。
28. Don't have any more to do with him, he's trying to make a fool of you.
    别再理他了，他正在捉弄你呢。
29. Don't give me a hard time, boys. I'm trying to study.
    别捣蛋，伙计们，我要学习了。
30. I've given up trying to get a visa; there is too much red tape involved.
    我不想再去搞签证了，繁文缛节太多。

adj

1. extremely irritating to the nerves
   1. nerve-racking noise
   2. the stressful days before a war
   3. a trying day at the office

   Synonym:    nerve-rackingnerve-wrackingstressful

2. hard to endure
   1. fell upon trying times