/ˈeseɪ ||; ˈɛse/noun
[C] an essay (on/about sth) a short piece of writing on one subject 文章;短文;散文:
We have to write a 1000-word essay on tourism for homework.我们的家庭作业要写一篇1000字的短文,谈谈旅游业。
essay/ˋɛse; ˈeseI/n [C] a piece of writing that discusses a subject〔讨论某一主题的〕文章﹐论说文: +on/about He wrote an essay on French politics. 他写了一篇关于法国政治的文章。see box at见 UNIVERSITY 方框
essayessayessaysessayedessayingnouna short piece of writing about a particular subject: Our teacher asked us to write an essay on our favourite author.