phrasal verbphr vAmerican EnglishAmETRY TO DO OR GET somethingto try to be chosen as a member of a team, for a part in a play etc 参加选拔;争取成为〔团队的一员、戏剧的角色等〕SYN audition for, → tryout
In high school, I tried out for all the female leads.
上中学时,我试演过各种女主角。
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try out for • Kurecolor brushpens were tried out foron-the-spotsketching.• A lot of teams wanted me to try out for other positions and I told them no.• Twice last week I sawcolumnssuggesting that Nico might try out for the mayoral race, two years down the line.• Q: Why did you decide to try out for the Olympics?• Zorich was also going to Washington to try out for the Redskins.• I tried out for the swim team when I was a kid.• Many companies distribute their disks through Transend for you to try out for up to 90 days.